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Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
12-9, 3-6 Away
Final
71 - 77
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
14-4, 7-1 Home

Bassey leads Western Kentucky over Rice 77-71

Luke Frampton had six assists for Western Kentucky (14-4, 7-2 Conference USA), which won its fifth consecutive game.

Western Kentucky scored 50 points in the first half, a season high for the team.

Travis Evee had 19 points for the Owls (12-9, 6-7). Quincy Olivari added 18 points. Riley Abercrombie had 13 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 77
2nd 0:02 Riley Abercrombie Defensive Rebound. 71 - 77
2nd 0:03 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Free Throw. 71 - 77
2nd 0:04 Foul on Max Fiedler. 71 - 77

Statistics

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25-61 FG 29-57
41 Field Goal % 51
13-28 3PT 9-22
46 Three Point % 41
8-8 FT 10-17
100 Free Throw % 59
35 Rebounds 34
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 20
7 Steals 7
4 Blocks 3
18 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
18 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 1,118 | Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 29-7
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 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
Full Standings