NCAAB Game Recap
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Southern Miss at RiceWed Mar 8, 2017 3:00 PM EST
BethC |
60 |
NCC |
95 |
| F | |
Leh |
65 |
Buck |
81 |
| F | |
SCSt |
88 |
Norf |
93 |
| F(OT) | |
Clem |
72 |
Duke |
79 |
| F | |
ULM |
73 |
ArkSt |
70 |
| F(OT) | |
USM |
75 |
Rice |
86 |
| F | |
OrSt |
62 |
Cal |
67 |
| F | |
CenAR |
69 |
SHSU |
77 |
| F | |
SDSU |
62 |
UNLV |
52 |
| F(OT) | |
SeLA |
65 |
Lamar |
77 |
| F | |
App |
64 |
Troy |
84 |
| F | |
FAU |
74 |
Marsh |
89 |
| F | |
Pitt |
63 |
UVA |
75 |
| F | |
Wash |
73 |
USC |
78 |
| F | |
AF |
83 |
Wyo |
68 |
| F | |
ArkLR |
71 |
ULALA |
78 |
| F | |
UNCC |
73 |
UAB |
74 |
| F | |
Wake |
90 |
VaTec |
99 |
| F | |
WaSt |
63 |
Col |
73 |
| F | |
Tex |
61 |
TxTch |
52 |
| F | |
DeP |
64 |
Xav |
75 |
| F | |
Mia-FL |
62 |
Syr |
57 |
| F | |
USA |
67 |
CoCar |
80 |
| F | |
UTSA |
56 |
W Ky |
52 |
| F | |
SJSU |
64 |
UtSt |
90 |
| F | |
Stan |
88 |
AzSt |
98 |
| F(OT) | |
Okla |
63 |
TCU |
82 |
| F | |
GTown |
73 |
StJon |
74 |
| F | |
Rut |
66 |
OhSt |
57 |
| F | |
Duques |
71 |
StLou |
72 |
| F | |
Mizzu |
86 |
Aub |
83 |
| F(OT) | |
PSU |
76 |
Nebras |
67 |
| F(OT) | |
StJos |
63 |
UMass |
70 |
| F | |
LSU |
52 |
MissSt |
79 |
| F | |
Rice 86, Southern Miss 75
Mar 8, 2017, 3:00 PM EST
Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
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35 |
40 |
75 |
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37 |
49 |
86 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Marcus Evans made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points, Marcus Jackson added 20 points, and No. 5 seed Rice beat 12th-seeded Southern Mississippi 86-75 on Wednesday in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.
Rice (22-10), which has won nine of 11, will face No. 4 seed UTEP on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Southern Miss jumped out to a 12-2 lead with seven points from Quinton Campbell. But Rice rallied to take a 35-33 lead on Evans' wide-open 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:10 to go in the first half. Rice shot 50 percent in the half, including 7 of 15 from distance, but was hurt by 11 turnovers.
Rice was ahead 68-67 and Evans scored the next nine points for a 10-point lead with 3:20 to go.
Egor Koulechov made eight straight free throws and had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Rice, which was 29 of 32 from the line.
Campbell led Southern Miss (9-22) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Cortez Edwards added 21 points with eight assists and Michael Ramey scored 10. The Golden Eagles have lost six straight in the series - including three times this season.
Leaders
| Southern Miss | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. Campbell | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Edwards | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rice | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
| M. Evans | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Jackson | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Team Comparison
| USM | Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| Points For | 75 | 86 |
| Field Goals | 27/64-42% | 22/47-47% |
| Three Pointers | 7/24-29% | 13/29-45% |
| Free Throws | 14/16-88% | 29/32-91% |
| Offensive Rebounds | 6 | 8 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 18 | 33 |
| Rebounds | 26 | 44 |
| Blocks | 1 | 7 |
| Steals | 10 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 19 |
| Personal Fouls | 25 | 14 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2016-17 Reg Season - Rice Leads Series 3-0
| Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 21 | Rice 61 @ USM 58 | M. Evans 17 | C. Edwards 14 |
| Thu Feb 23 | USM 71 @ Rice 72 | Q. Campbell 18 | E. Koulechov 26 |
| Wed Mar 8 | USM 75 @ Rice 86 | Q. Campbell 23 | M. Evans 26 |
Game Information
| Stadium: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Attendance: 3,207 |
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