Scores

Final

Louisiana Tech 70

(14-13, 8-9 WAC)

Rice 58

(20-9, 11-6 WAC)

8:05 PM ET, March 4, 2004

Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, TX

1 2 T
LT 30 4070
RICE 27 3158

Top Performers

Louisiana Tech: P. Millsap 18 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Stl, 6 Blk

Rice: M. Harris 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl

Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 58

HOUSTON (AP) -- Corey Dean scored 25 points to lead Louisiana Tech to a 70-58 win over Rice on Thursday night.

Louisiana Tech (14-13, 8-9 Western Athletic) scored first and never trailed. The Bulldogs led 30-27 at halftime after outshooting Rice (20-9, 11-6) 50 percent to 37 percent in the first half.

Louisiana Tech improved its shooting to almost 60 percent in the second half and added 13 free throws to extend its lead. Rice made just 10 field goals in the second half for 37 percent.

The Bulldogs scored 20 points off 15 Rice turnovers while the Owls scored 11 off 16 Louisiana Tech turnovers.

Paul Millsap added 18 points and had 15 rebounds for Louisiana Tech.

Rice got 13 points from Michael Harris and Jason McKrieth scored 12.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LT
RICE
Points 70 58
FG Made-Attempted 27-50 (.540) 21-57 (.368)
3P Made-Attempted 3-10 (.300) 7-21 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 13-20 (.650) 9-13 (.692)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 19 (0/0)

Game Leaders

 
LT
RICE
PointsC. Dean 25M. Harris 13
ReboundsP. Millsap 15M. Diene 8
AssistsC. Dean 4R. Smith 4
StealsD. Allick 2R. Smith 3
BlocksP. Millsap 6M. Diene 1
Team Stats: Louisiana Tech | Rice

2003-04 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 5, 2004 RICE 89, @LT 77Recap
» Mar 4, 2004 LT 70, @RICE 58Recap

Next 5 Games

LT
RICE
03/06 @TLSA 3:05pm
03/09 SJSU 11:30pm
03/11 @UTEP 9:00pm
11/19 @ULL 6:30pm
11/21 @TULN 1:30pm
 03/06 @SMU 6:00pm
03/11 HAW 5:30pm
03/12 @NEV 9:00pm
03/17 @MILW 8:00pm
11/20 MOB 4:05pm
Complete Schedule: Louisiana Tech | Rice