Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Rice Owls
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 86
75 - 86
Evans sparks Rice's win over Southern Miss in C-USA tourney
Rice (22-10), which has won nine of 11, will face No. 4 seed UTEP on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Southern Miss jumped out to a 12-2 lead with seven points from Quinton Campbell. But Rice rallied to take a 35-33 lead on Evans' wide-open 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:10 to go in the first half. Rice shot 50 percent in the half, including 7 of 15 from distance, but was hurt by 11 turnovers.
Rice was ahead 68-67 and Evans scored the next nine points for a 10-point lead with 3:20 to go.
Egor Koulechov made eight straight free throws and had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Rice, which was 29 of 32 from the line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Marcus Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Dunk. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Cortez Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 86 |
Statistics
 USM |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-64 | FG | 22-47 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 13-29 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 14-16 | FT | 29-32 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 25 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,207 | Capacity:
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,207 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |