NCAAB

Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
8-7, 2-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 68
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
9-5, 6-1 Home

Williams scores 22 to carry W. Kentucky past Rice 68-61

Camron Justice had 13 points for Western Kentucky (9-5, 2-0 Conference USA). Josh Anderson added 13 points. Jared Savage had nine rebounds for the hosts.

Robert Martin had 13 points for the Owls (8-7, 0-2). Trey Murphy III added 12 points and seven rebounds. Drew Peterson had seven rebounds.

Western Kentucky matches up against UAB on the road on Thursday. Rice takes on Florida Atlantic at home on Thursday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 68
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 68
2nd 0:00 Jared Savage Defensive Rebound. 61 - 68
2nd 0:00 Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper. 61 - 68
2nd 0:07 Jared Savage made Free Throw. 61 - 68

Statistics

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24-60 FG 24-59
40 Field Goal % 41
8-29 3PT 6-22
28 Three Point % 27
5-8 FT 14-15
63 Free Throw % 93
36 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
27 Defensive Rebounds 29
9 Assists 11
5 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 14
6 Fast Break Points 12
30 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 11
1 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,619 | 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
Full Standings