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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
20-7, 7-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 66
Rice Owls
5-22, 4-9 Home

Western Kentucky dominates Rice in 85-66 win

Thompson had four 3-pointers and finished 6 of 8 from the field, while Johnson added 16 points to go with 13 rebounds. Dwight Coleby and Josh Anderson added 12 points apiece and Lamonte Bearden had 11 for Western Kentucky, which shot 56 percent from the field, including 10 for 18 from long range.

The Hilltoppers (20-7, 12-2 Conference USA) scored the game's first 10 points, took a 48-31 advantage into the break and never trailed in securing the program's 44th 20-win season.

Malik Osborne scored 15 points to lead Rice (5-22, 2-12) and Connor Cashaw and Miles Lester each scored 13. The Owls have lost six straight.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 66
2nd 0:03 Addison Owen Defensive Rebound. 85 - 66
2nd 0:03 Josh Anderson missed Free Throw. 85 - 66
2nd 0:03 Josh Anderson made Free Throw. 85 - 66
2nd 1:22 Rice Offensive Rebound. 82 - 60

Statistics

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33-59 FG 24-58
56 Field Goal % 41
10-18 3PT 12-33
56 Three Point % 36
9-12 FT 6-10
75 Free Throw % 60
37 Rebounds 27
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 17
19 Assists 19
7 Steals 5
1 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 13
8 Fast Break Points 0
44 Points in Paint 22
13 Fouls 14
28 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 4,246 | Capacity:

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

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
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