NCAAB

Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
21-10, 9-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 79
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
15-16, 11-3 Home

W. Kentucky tops Rice 79-72 behind Johnson's 24 pts

Johnson broke a 72-all tie with 1:17 remaining with a jumper, Que Johnson scored a layup and Tobias Howard made one of two free throws with 26 seconds left and Rice was finished as it missed its last six shots.

Western Kentucky (15-16, 9-9 Conference USA) was 29-for-56 shooting (52 percent). Rice was 24 for 55 (44) but stayed close going 11 for 23 from long range and 13 for 14 from the foul line

The Hilltoppers controlled the inside and outscored Rice 42-22 in the paint. Johnson and Pancake Thomas each scored 11 for the Hilltoppers.

Egor Koulechov led Rice with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Marcus Jackson scored 13, Ako Adams 11 and Marcus Evans 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 77
2nd 0:01 Justin Johnson made Free Throw. 72 - 79
2nd 0:01 Justin Johnson made Free Throw. 72 - 78
2nd 0:01 Foul on Connor Cashaw. 72 - 77
2nd 0:01 Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound. 72 - 77

Statistics

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24-55 FG 29-56
44 Field Goal % 52
11-23 3PT 4-13
48 Three Point % 31
13-14 FT 17-27
93 Free Throw % 63
31 Rebounds 34
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 24
12 Assists 12
5 Steals 5
1 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 10
4 Fast Break Points 7
22 Points in Paint 42
26 Fouls 15
7 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
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 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
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