St. Thomas (TX) Celts at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 83
63 - 83
Rice beats NAIA St. Thomas (Texas) 83-63
Koulechov was 8 of 14 from the field including 3 of 3 from beyond the arc for the Owls (10-3). Marcus Jackson added 12 points and Tim Harrison had 11 points and four rebounds. Rice had a 48-35 rebounding edge over St. Thomas.
The Owls fell behind by three early in the first half but recovered to go up by 10, 32-22, on a Marcus Evans dunk with 5:05 to go in the half. Koulechov made two 3-pointers and Jackson sank a third all in the final 1:40 of the period, helping Rice build a 50-33 lead at intermission. They led by double figures from there on.
Nathan Thormaehlen led the Celts with 13 points and nine rebounds. Kennard Robinson added 11 points, four rebounds and five steals.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Peter Ellwanger made Layup. | 63 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Tim Harrison made Jumper. | 61 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Kennard Robinson Turnover. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kennard Robinson Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
Statistics
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 28-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-28 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-18 | FT | 18-27 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 27 | Total Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
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Location: Houston, TX
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2025-26 American Conference Standings
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |