1 | 2 | T | |
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FIU | 28 | 36 | 64 |
RICE | 32 | 41 | 73 |
Osborne's 16 leads Rice past Florida International, 73-64
HOUSTON -- Malik Osborne scored 16 points and Rice snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Florida International for the third straight time, 73-64 on Thursday night.
Austin Meyer's layup with a second left gave the Owls a 32-28 lead at intermission and Osborne converted a three-point play and hit back-to-back 3s to give Rice a 43-35 lead less than four minutes into the second half.
Brian Beard Jr. gave the Panthers a 47-46 lead with 12:05 left and Trejon Jacob turned in a four-point play midway through the second half to make it 53-49. Osborne hit a 3 with 7:51 to put Rice in front for good, 58-55.
Bishop Mency and Ako Adams each scored 12 points for Rice (5-16, 2-6 C-USA) and Connor Cashaw scored 12 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished seven assists.
Beard and Jacob each scored 22 points to lead Florida International (9-12, 3-5).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Keith Kimble
- Raymie Styons
- Ray Natili
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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UTEP | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
New Mexico State | 2-0 | - | 9-6 |
Kennesaw State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-5 |
Liberty | 1-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
Middle Tennessee | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
Western Kentucky | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
Florida International | 1-1 | 1 | 7-8 |
Jacksonville State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-6 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
Sam Houston | 0-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Rice | 2-0 | - | 11-4 |
Tulane | 2-0 | - | 8-7 |
Memphis | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
North Texas | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-3 |
Temple | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-5 |
South Florida | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-6 |
Florida Atlantic | 1-1 | 1 | 8-7 |
UAB | 1-1 | 1 | 8-7 |
Wichita State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 10-4 |
UTSA | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-7 |
East Carolina | 0-2 | 2 | 8-7 |
Charlotte | 0-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
Tulsa | 0-2 | 2 | 6-9 |