East Texas A&M Lions at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice earns 71-64 victory over East Texas A&M
Smith added five rebounds and three steals for the Owls (2-2). Trae Broadnax scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds. Dallas Hobbs had 15 points and shot 5 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Noah Pagotto led the way for the Lions (1-3) with 14 points. Ronnie Harrison Jr. added 10 points for East Texas A&M. Michael Folarin also put up nine points.
Rice led East Texas A&M at the half, 26-25, with Smith (nine points) its high scorer before the break. The second half featured six lead changes and was tied four times before Rice secured the victory. Nick Anderson scored 11 second-half points to help seal the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Gianni Hunt missed Layup. | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jimmy Oladokun Jr. subbing in for Rice | 64 - 71 |
Statistics
 ETAM |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-53 | FG | 24-51 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 8-13 | FT | 12-15 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,117 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Nicholls | 1-0 | - | 2-7 |
| McNeese | 2-1 | - | 9-2 |
| Houston Christian | 1-1 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-1 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Lamar | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |