NCAAB

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
5-15, 0-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 79
Rice Owls
8-12, 7-4 Home

Trey Murphy scores 18 points and Rice tops Middle Tennessee

The second half saw big go-ahead runs alternating among both teams, but Rice went on a 16-0 blitz to take command 70-55 with 3:34 remaining. Murphy's 3-pointer, his final points of the game, gave Rice the lead to begin the outburst.

Chris Mullins scored 19, Jack Williams added 13 points and Robert Martin had 10 rebounds for the Owls (8-12, 3-4 Conference USA).

Reggie Scurry had game highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Raiders (5-15, 2-5). Karl Gamble added 13 points and Antonio Green scored 10.

Middle Tennessee led 34-30 at halftime and went up by eight early in the second half. After Rice rallied to go up by eight, Middle Tennessee went on its own run. The Blue Raiders took a 55-54 lead on a Scurry free throw with 7:50 left before Murphy's 3-pointer started Rice on the decisive run.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 79
2nd 0:12 Junior Farquhar made Three Point Jumper. 68 - 79
2nd 0:16 Rice Turnover. 65 - 79
2nd 0:50 Karl Gamble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antonio Green. 65 - 79
2nd 1:01 Chris Mullins made Layup. 62 - 79

Statistics

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26-65 FG 25-54
40 Field Goal % 46
7-23 3PT 8-22
30 Three Point % 36
9-14 FT 21-32
64 Free Throw % 66
38 Rebounds 39
14 Offensive Rebounds 11
24 Defensive Rebounds 28
11 Assists 13
3 Steals 8
4 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 14
2 Fast Break Points 4
38 Points in Paint 30
22 Fouls 17
8 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,375 | 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
Full Standings