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>
59 - 70
59 - 70
Rice holds off St. Thomas 70-59 behind Lapray
Austin Meyer scored a career-high 14 off the bench, Bishop Mency grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, and the Owls (2-4) outrebounded the Celts 47-31 and made 29 of 38 free throws.
The Celts rallied to a 45-42 lead on Orowo Eleyae's layup with 12:45 to play after Rice made 2 of 9 from the floor. Lapray's 3 put Rice up 47-45, but Sam Flores' 3 sparked an 8-0 run and the Celts led 53-47. Rice scored six straight to tie it at 53 before Lester's go-ahead free throw and 3-pointer put the Owls up 57-53. Rice hit six free throws in the final 1:27 to seal it.
Lapray opened with a 3 to spark a 13-5 run and Rice led 35-30 at halftime behind his three 3-pointers.
Byron Makel scored 17 for the Celts (5-2), Flores added 12 and Kennard Robinson had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Bishop Mency Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Bryon Makel missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Kennard Robinson Steal. | 59 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:28 | A.J. Lapray Turnover. | 59 - 70 |
Statistics
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-61 | FG | 18-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-32 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 3-4 | FT | 29-38 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 29 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,439 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,439 | 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 |