Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 86
Southern Miss beats Rice 86-75 behind Magee's 22
LaDavius Draine scored 16 points off the bench and Tyree Griffin scored 14 points with six assists for the Golden Eagles (10-10, 3-4 Conference USA), who made 11 3-pointers and 15 of 16 free throws (93.8 percent).
Griffin hit two 3s in a 10-2 run for a 62-48 Southern Miss lead, but Ako Adams scored eight points amid a 17-4 run and the Owls closed to 80-75 on his free throw with 1:03 to play. Draine hit a jumper and Magee scored four straight in the final 24 seconds to seal it.
Rice led 26-25 on Najja Hunter's 3, but Draine hit a jumper and a go-ahead 3 to spark a 16-5 run and the Golden Eagles led 43-36 at halftime.
Adams scored 18 points with three 3s and five assists, Malik Osborne added 17 points, and Austin Meyer had 10 for the Owls (4-15, 1-5), who have lost nine of their last 10 games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | D'Angelo Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Robert Martin missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Dominic Magee made Dunk. Assisted by Cortez Edwards. | 75 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Dominic Magee Steal. | 75 - 84 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-48 | FG | 30-55 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 10-13 | FT | 15-16 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 17 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 36 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,001 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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