Florida International Panthers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice knocks off Florida International 77-70
Powell added 11 rebounds for the Owls. Trae Broadnax added 15 points while finishing 7 of 11 from the floor while he also had seven rebounds and six assists.
Jayden Brewer and Dashon Gittens each scored 18 points for FIU. Travis Gray also had 15 points and eight rebounds.
Rice took the lead with 5:56 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 38-27 at halftime, with Powell racking up nine points. Broadnax scored a team-high 11 points after the break.
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Matchup Prediction
Rice: 88.0%
Florida International: 12.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jayden Brewer missed Jumper. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Emory Lanier made Free Throw. | 70 - 77 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-63 | FG | 24-52 |
| 36.5 | Field Goal % | 46.2 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 18-24 | FT | 23-38 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 60.5 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 31 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,111 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,111 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |