Rice Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 69
Boykin scores 21, Louisiana Tech beats Rice 69-54
Amorie Archibald scored 12 points with six assists and Anthony Duruji added 10 points with four assists for the Bulldogs (13-9, 4-5 Conference USA), who made 11 3-pointers and shot 41.8 percent from the floor.
Malik Osborne's jumper capped a 10-3 run and Rice closed to 41-38, but Boykins' 3-pointer capped a 13-4 run and the Bulldogs led 56-42 with 7:33 to go. Washington hit back-to-back 3s, Derric Jean added a 3 and the Bulldogs led by 20 points with 3:40 left.
Rice led 19-13 on Austin Meyer's tip-in, but the Bulldogs pulled ahead on a 16-2 run and led 34-28 at halftime behind Boykins' 12 points on four 3-pointers.
Connor Cashaw scored 14 points, Meyer had 12 with 10 rebounds for his first career double-double, and Osborne added 11 points for Rice (4-16, 1-6), which has lost three straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Malik Osborne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Mency. | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Malik Osborne Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kyle McKinley missed Jumper. | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Kyle McKinley Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 69 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 23-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 4-8 | FT | 12-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 3,836 | 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 |