NCAAB

Rice Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
10-3, 2-3 Away
Final
81 - 78
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
8-4, 4-1 Home

Evee scores 24 as Rice takes down Western Kentucky 81-78

Evee also added six rebounds and five assists for the Owls (10-3, 1-1 Conference USA). Max Fiedler scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds. Cameron Sheffield recorded 15 points and finished 4 of 8 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 from the line.

Jairus Hamilton led the way for the Hilltoppers (8-4, 0-1) with 18 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Dayvion McKnight added 17 points for Western Kentucky. In addition, Luke Frampton finished with 11 points.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Saturday. Rice visits UTEP and Western Kentucky visits Middle Tennessee.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 78
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 81 - 78
2nd 0:03 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound. 81 - 78
2nd 0:04 Jordan Rawls missed Free Throw. 81 - 78
2nd 0:04 Foul on Mekhi Mason. 81 - 78

Statistics

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25-63 FG 28-63
40 Field Goal % 44
14-34 3PT 7-20
41 Three Point % 35
17-18 FT 15-22
94 Free Throw % 68
36 Rebounds 39
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 28
18 Assists 15
5 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 15
3 Fast Break Points 9
22 Points in Paint 34
16 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,018 | 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