South Alabama Jaguars @ Rice Owls
5-4, 0-3 Away
93
5-4, 0-3 Away
Final/3OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 44 | 26 | 93 | |
RICE | 38 | 29 | 29 | 96 |
4-5, 2-3 Home
96
4-5, 2-3 Home
South Alabama Jaguars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 17 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 12-14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 45 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | 16 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | 15 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | 26 | 9-17 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
93 | 26-69 | 17-37 | 24-34 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 24 | |
38% | 46% | 71% |
Rice Owls
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 41 | 25 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | 15 | 5-13 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | 20 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 15 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 36-77 | 9-32 | 15-25 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 23 | |
47% | 28% | 60% |
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Brent Meaux
Referee:Kipp Kissinger
Referee:Gerald Williams
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| 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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