Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Middle Tennessee wins 71-68 against Rice
Lawrence also contributed five rebounds and three steals for the Blue Raiders (10-7, 3-3 Conference USA). DeAndre Dishman scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. Teafale Lenard was 4-of-6 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) to finish with nine points.
Quincy Olivari led the Owls (11-5, 2-3) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and two steals. Travis Evee added 18 points and two steals for Rice. Mekhi Mason also put up 10 points.
Lawrence scored eight points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into the break trailing 36-22. Middle Tennessee trailed by 15 points in the second half but went on a 15-2 run to narrow the gap to 42-40 with 11:29 left in the half before finishing off the victory
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Quincy Olivari Steal. | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-56 | FG | 28-59 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-13 | FT | 8-13 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,010 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |