Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls
· NCAA Men's BasketballGoldin's 19 points spark Florida Atlantic past Rice 90-81
Goldin added nine rebounds for the Owls (23-2, 13-1 Conference USA). Johnell Davis added 16 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from distance, and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had eight rebounds. Alijah Martin was 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 for 3 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 16 points, while adding seven rebounds.
The Owls (15-9, 6-7) were led by Quincy Olivari, who posted 27 points. Travis Evee added 25 points for Rice. Cameron Sheffield also had 10 points.
Florida Atlantic took the lead with 18:56 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-32 at halftime, with Goldin racking up 11 points. Florida Atlantic outscored Rice by three points in the final half, while Michael Forrest led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Florida Atlantic hosts Louisiana Tech and Rice visits Florida International.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw. | 81 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 80 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Cameron Sheffield missed Free Throw. | 80 - 90 |
Statistics
RICE |
FAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-63 | FG | 29-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-13 | FT | 24-29 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 3,027 | 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 |


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