NCAAB

Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
12-10, 3-7 Away
Final
66 - 89
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
15-4, 8-1 Home

Bassey scores 21 to carry Western Kentucky past Rice 89-66

Bassey shot 9 for 10 from the field.

Taveion Hollingsworth had 16 points and seven assists for Western Kentucky (15-4, 8-2 Conference USA), which earned its sixth consecutive victory. Luke Frampton added 15 points. Carson Williams had 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

Western Kentucky posted a season-high 24 assists.

Quincy Olivari had 14 points for the Owls (12-10, 6-8). Cavit Ege Havsa added 12 points and seven rebounds. Cameron Sheffield had 11 points.

The Hilltoppers improve to 2-0 against the Owls for the season. Western Kentucky defeated Rice 77-71 on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 89
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 89
2nd 0:05 Isaiah Cozart Turnover. 66 - 89
2nd 0:05 Foul on Jake Lieppert. 66 - 89
2nd 0:05 Kylen Milton made Layup. 66 - 89

Statistics

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25-61 FG 35-62
41 Field Goal % 56
9-32 3PT 14-28
28 Three Point % 50
7-9 FT 5-8
78 Free Throw % 63
31 Rebounds 33
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
19 Defensive Rebounds 24
9 Assists 24
6 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 20
5 Fast Break Points 24
30 Points in Paint 38
12 Fouls 10
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 1,239 | 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
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