Rice Owls @ South Alabama Jaguars
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
RICE | 29 | 38 | 67 |
| 32 | 42 | 74 |
South Alabama beats Rice 74-67 on strength of Boyanov
MOBILE, Ala. -- Georgi Boyanov scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting and had 12 rebounds to lead South Alabama past Rice 74-67 Tuesday night.
Egor Koulechov hit three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt to trim South Alabama's lead to 62-60 with 4:27 to play.
Back-to-back layups by Boyanov and Tafari Whittingham pushed the lead to six when Marcus Evans made a 3 to make it 66-63. Wittingham's free throw made it 67-63 before Marquez Letcher-Ellis made one of two free throws and Connor Cashaw's 3-point play tied it at 67 with 1:03 left.
Whttingham made a layup, but Evans missed a chance to tie it and South Alabama (5-6) converted 3 of 4 free throws in the last 29 seconds to hold on for the win.
Evans had 22 points and seven rebounds for Rice (5-7). Max Guercy had six of the Owls' 10 steals on the night.
Game Information
Mobile, AL
Referee:Bruce Benedict
Referee:Sean Casady
Referee:John Heatly
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
| 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 |
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