UC Riverside Highlanders @ Rice Owls
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCR | 42 | 39 | 81 |
RICE | 48 | 39 | 87 |
Koulechov with 18 points, Rice beats UC Riverside 87-81
HOUSTON -- Egor Koulechov scored 18 points and Rice beat UC Riverside 87-81 on Friday night.
Koulechov made three 3-pointers and had eight rebounds. Marquez Letcher-Ellis added 17 points for Rice (2-4). Max Guercy had 12 points and nine assists, and Andrew Drone chipped in 13 points.
Malik Thames scored 16 points to lead UC Riverside (3-2). Jaylen Bland and Secean Johnson added 15 points apiece.
Menno Dijkstra and Steven Jones made field goals to pull the Highlanders to 65-60. Letcher-Ellis scored four points to spark a 9-0 surge to stretch Rice's lead to 74-60 midway through the second half.
The Owls had a 12-point lead with three minutes left. Bland made a 3-pointer, and Thames and Johnson added field goals to pull the Highlanders to 82-77 with 1:28 left. Drone converted a 3-point play and Evans made two free throws to seal it.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Justin Porterfield
Referee:Toby Martinez
Referee:Rusty Phillips
2025-26 Standings
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
| 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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