Rice Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Middle Tennessee earns 81-46 win over Rice
Lawrence shot 6 for 7, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Blue Raiders (2-1). Trevon Smith scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Camryn Weston was 5 of 8 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) to finish with 14 points.
Seryee Lewis led the Owls (1-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Rice also got 11 points and two steals from Travis Evee. In addition, Alem Huseinovic finished with eight points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 46 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Mason Jones made Free Throw. | 46 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 45 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Mason Jones missed Free Throw. | 45 - 81 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-43 | FG | 29-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 13-26 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-16 | FT | 10-18 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 46 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 2,802 | Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 2,802 | 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 |