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Florida International Panthers at Rice Owls

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70 - 77
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Rice knocks off Florida International 77-70

Kellen Amos hits tough shot in traffic for and-1

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

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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:

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 - 3-0
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
Tulsa 0-0 - 3-0
Wichita State 0-0 - 3-0
Memphis 0-0 - 2-0
Temple 0-0 - 3-1
Tulane 0-0 - 3-1
Charlotte 0-0 - 2-1
Florida Atlantic 0-0 - 2-1
Rice 0-0 - 2-1
South Florida 0-0 - 2-2
UAB 0-0 - 2-2
UTSA 0-0 - 1-1
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