Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 58
Koulechov, Evans help Rice beat Southern Miss 61-58
Chad Lott scored 11 for Rice (13-8, 3-4 Conference USA), which led by as many as 24 in the second half before missing 12 of its final 14 shots.
Quinton Campbell scored six during a 10-0 run that pulled Southern Miss to 47-36 with 8:41 left and his jumper capped a 15-3 spurt to get within two, 55-53, with 20 seconds to go. Koulechov answered with two free throws as Rice made 6 of 8 in the final 17 seconds.
Cortez Edwards had 14 points and Campbell scored 13 for Southern Miss (6-13, 3-4).
After Edwards's 3-pointer gave Southern Miss its only lead, 3-2, six Rice players scored during a 15-0 run over the next six-plus minutes. The Owls added spurts of eight-straight and nine-straight points and led 34-16 at the break. The Golden Eagles had scoreless stretches of nearly eight minutes and more than 5 1/2 minutes before halftime. They hit just 5 of 23 shots in their lowest-scoring half of the season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quinton Campbell Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Egor Koulechov missed Free Throw. | 61 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. | 61 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Cortez Edwards. | 60 - 58 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-50 | FG | 20-51 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 18-26 | FT | 15-20 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,366 | Capacity:
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 |