South Florida Bulls at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nelson's 24 lead South Florida over Rice 75-56
Nelson had eight rebounds for the Bulls (20-8, 12-3 American Athletic Conference). Joseph Pinion scored 15 points and added six rebounds and four steals. Isaiah Jones went 4 of 6 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
The Bulls extended their winning streak to six games.
Cam Carroll finished with 13 points and six rebounds for the Owls (11-17, 5-10). Rice also got 12 points from Nick Anderson. Trae Broadnax had 10 points.
South Florida took the lead with 19:53 left in the first half and did not trail again. Nelson led his team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 39-31 at the break. Nelson scored a team-high 12 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Joseph Pinion Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Cam Carroll misses 13-foot jumper | 75 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Isaiah Jones makes 6-foot jumper (Joseph Pinion assists) | 75 - 56 |
Statistics
 USF |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 17-47 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-19 | FT | 12-17 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 8 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,222 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 23-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 26-6 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
| 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 |