Georgia Southern Eagles at Rice Owls
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Rice earns 88-71 victory over Georgia Southern
Huseinovic was 9 of 13 shooting (4 for 8 from distance) for the Owls (2-2). Travis Evee scored 17 points and added five assists. Quincy Olivari was 6 of 13 shooting (2 for 6 from distance) to finish with 15 points.
The Eagles (1-3) were led in scoring by Tai Strickland, who finished with 15 points and four steals. Kamari Brown added 13 points and two steals for Georgia Southern. Tyren Moore also had 13 points, four assists and two steals.
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Both teams play again on Saturday. Rice hosts Western Michigan and Georgia Southern travels to play Houston Baptist.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Andrei Savrasov missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 88 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 33-54 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 9-18 | FT | 12-17 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,401 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,401 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |