Rice Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lawal scores 25 as Tulsa downs Rice 97-48
Lawal went 9 of 12 from the field (5 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Golden Hurricane (13-1). David Green added 19 points while going 8 of 11 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had nine rebounds. Ade Popoola had 15 points and went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range). The Golden Hurricane picked up their 10th straight victory.
Nick Anderson finished with 17 points for the Owls (6-8, 0-1). Cam Carroll added 10 points and two steals for Rice. Trae Broadnax also had eight points.
Tulsa took the lead for good with 19:46 remaining in the first half. The score was 40-27 at halftime, with Popoola racking up 12 points. Lawal scored 21 points in the second half to help lead the way as Tulsa went on to secure the blowout victory, outscoring Rice by 36 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Romad Dean Steal. | 48 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Dallas Hobbs bad pass turnover | 48 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Leon Sifferlin makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Martin Jr. assists) | 48 - 97 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 TLSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-57 | FG | 37-60 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 62 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 13-19 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 68 |
| 10-17 | FT | 10-12 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 49 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 3,306 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 8-3 | - | 20-4 |
| South Florida | 8-3 | - | 16-8 |
| Temple | 7-3 | 0.5 | 15-8 |
| Wichita State | 7-4 | 1 | 15-9 |
| Charlotte | 7-4 | 1 | 13-11 |
| Memphis | 7-4 | 1 | 12-11 |
| UAB | 6-5 | 2 | 15-9 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-5 | 2 | 14-10 |
| Tulane | 4-6 | 3.5 | 13-10 |
| North Texas | 4-7 | 4 | 13-11 |
| Rice | 4-7 | 4 | 10-14 |
| East Carolina | 2-8 | 5.5 | 7-16 |
| UTSA | 0-11 | 8 | 4-19 |