Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 76
Adams' buzzer-beating trey gives Rice 79-76 OT win over FAU
The victory is revenge for the Owls, who saw Justin Massey hit a buzzer-beater in Houston for a 63-62 FAU win earlier this season. The win is Rice's third straight in Boca Raton and snaps a six-game losing string.
Gerdarius Troutman drilled a 3 with :03 left to get Florida Atlantic even at 66-66 and force overtime.
Adams made a 3-pointer with 1:26 left in overtime to put Rice in front, 73-72, and Bishop Mency, Connor Cashaw and Adams each hit a free throw to keep the Owls in front until Massey made two free throws with :02 left to tie the game at 76-76.
Najja Hunter scored 23 points to pace Rice (6-22, 3-12). Cashaw added 16 points , grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists. Adams, who hit 4 of 10 shots from distance, finished with 15 points.
Ronald Delph led FAU (11-16, 5-10) with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jailyn Ingram added 16 points and eight rebounds, Troutman chipped in 15 points and Massey had 14.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Ako Adams made Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Justin Massey made Free Throw. | 76 - 76 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Rice Timeout | 76 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Justin Massey made Free Throw. | 76 - 75 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 FAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-73 | FG | 26-66 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 11-37 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-18 | FT | 18-24 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,188 | 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 |