Rice Owls at Florida International Panthers
· C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 85
76 - 85
Jacob, Daye, Osaghae power FIU past Rice 85-76 in C-USA
Osasumwen Osaghae blocked six shots and tossed in 17 points while grabbing eight rebounds for the fifth-seeded Panthers (19-13). Osaghae is the national leader in blocked shots and boosted his total to 122.
FIU meets No. 4 seed Charlotte in the C-USA quarterfinals on Thursday.
Drew Peterson scored a career-high 24 points for the No. 12 seed Owls (15-17). Trey Murphy III added 18 points. Ako Adams had 12 points on four 3-pointers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Tim Harrison made Layup. Assisted by Drew Peterson. | 76 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Tim Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Trejon Jacob missed Free Throw. | 74 - 85 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 FIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 31-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 10-31 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-18 | FT | 15-25 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center At The Star
Location: Frisco, TX
Capacity:
Location: Frisco, TX
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 |