Rice Owls at James Madison Dukes
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94 - 70
94 - 70
Koulechov lifts Rice past James Madison 94-70
Marcus Jackson's first of his two 3-pointers in the second half extended his consecutive games streak with a 3 to 26 games. He finished with 19 points and shot 9 of 10 from the free-throw line.
Joey McLean led James Madison (0-2) with 20 points shooting 4 of 7 from the floor and was 11 of 12 at the free-throw line.
Koulechov's 3 was part of a 12-0 run that gave Rice its biggest lead at 75-59 with 9:46 left to go.
In the first half, Jackson's two free throws gave Rice a 27-26 lead it never gave up. Evans' 3 with eight seconds to play before halftime put Rice on top 46-40.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Dimitrije Cabarkapa made Layup. Assisted by Ramone Snowden. | 94 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ramone Snowden Defensive Rebound. | 94 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Bishop Mency missed Three Point Jumper. | 94 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Terrence Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyriq Nady. | 94 - 68 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 JMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-53 | FG | 19-38 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 27-34 | FT | 25-32 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 17 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 25 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 36 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 29 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: JMU Convocation Center
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |