UTSA Roadrunners at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's BasketballRice beats UTSA 80-71 to close out American Conference regular season
Smith also grabbed six rebounds for the Owls (13-18, 7-11 American Conference). Nick Anderson added 20 points and Trae Broadnax scored 12.
Brent Moss finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Roadrunners (5-25, 1-17). Baboucarr Njie added 16 points and Matheo Coffi pitched in with 12 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks.
Rice took the lead with 17:48 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Smith had 15 points in the half to help the Owls take a 45-32 lead into the break.
The conference tournament begins Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rice Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | George Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Dorian Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matheo Coffi assists) | 71 - 80 |
Statistics
UTSA |
RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-70 | FG | 30-78 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 12-46 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-23 | FT | 8-14 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,299 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,299 | 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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