Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 77
80 - 77
Upshaw scores 20, leads Middle Tennessee past Rice, 80-77
Connor Cashaw's jumper with 2:32 left pulled Rice even, 69-69, but Upshaw hit two free throws to give the Blue Raiders the lead for good with two minutes left.
Middle Tennessee (12-3, 2-0) hit 30 of 60 shots from the field, including 9 of 17 from long range. JaCorey Williams added 19 points and Potts contributed another 17.
Egor Koulechov scored 31 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to lead Rice (11-5, 1-2), with Marcus Evans adding another 23. The Owls shot 25 of 53 from the field (47.2 percent), including 9 of 20 shots from beyond the three-point arc, but the team committed 14 turnovers.
Koulechov leads Conference USA in scoring at 185 points per game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Giddy Potts made Free Throw. | 80 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Giddy Potts made Free Throw. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Marcus Jackson. | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 77 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 25-53 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-17 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 11-17 | FT | 18-20 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
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Location: Houston, TX
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2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |