Rice Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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75 - 94
75 - 94
Middle Tennessee hits 15 3-pointers, beats Rice 94-75
Middle Tennessee (19-5, 11-1) has won 11 of its past 12 games. Rice (5-19, 2-9) has lost six of its last seven.
Potts was 8 of 15 from the floor. Antwain Johnson added 17 points, Nick King had 15 and James Hawthorne 10 for the Blue Raiders, who shot 51.5 percent from the field and made 15 of 32 (47 percent) from long range.
Connor Cashaw scored 18 points and had eight rebounds to lead four in double-figure scoring for Rice.
Middle Tennessee closed the first half on a 22-6 run for a 50-33 halftime advantage. Tyrik Dixon, Potts, Johnson and Therren Shelton-Szmidt each hit a 3-pointer during the stretch. Potts opened the second with consecutive 3s and the Blue Raiders rolled from there.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Najja Hunter made Layup. | 75 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Addison Owen Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Chase Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Dylan Jones made Free Throw. | 73 - 94 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 35-68 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 15-32 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 23-27 | FT | 9-13 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 5,602 | Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 5,602 | 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 |