Rice Owls at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 73
60 - 73
Atwood scores 22 to carry Lamar past Rice 73-60
Atwood shot 9 for 11 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds.
V.J. Holmes had 13 points for Lamar (5-4), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Ellis Jefferson added 11 points and three steals.
Drew Peterson had 19 points for the Owls (6-4). Ako Adams added 15 points.
Lamar takes on Southern-New Orleans at home on Wednesday. Rice plays Houston Baptist at home next Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Payton Moore Turnover. | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:31 | T.J. Atwood made Free Throw. | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:31 | T.J. Atwood made Free Throw. | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Foul on Drew Peterson. | 60 - 71 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-53 | FG | 27-57 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 13-20 | FT | 15-20 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Montagne Center
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,807 | Capacity:
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,807 | 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 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |