Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 81
68 - 81
Malone, Stevenson carry Southern Miss past Rice 81-68
Tyler Stevenson scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Golden Eagles (5-14, 1-5). Leonard Harper-Baker scored 12 points with seven rebounds and four assists and Ladavius Draine had eight points and 10 rebounds.
Trey Murphy III scored 19 points off the bench and Josh Parrish added 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting for the Owls (9-10, 1-5), who shot 37% from the floor (22 of 60). Drew Peterson had eight rebounds.
Southern Miss matches up against UAB on the road on Thursday. Rice faces North Texas on the road on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Leonard Harper-Baker Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Zach Crisler missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Leonard Harper-Baker made Dunk. Assisted by Artur Konontsuk. | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Zach Crisler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Mullins. | 68 - 79 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 29-58 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-35 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-24 | FT | 14-17 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Green Coliseum
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 3,571 | Capacity:
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 3,571 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |