Tulane 84, Rice 77
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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TULANE |
RICE |
| Points |
84 |
77 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
26-44 (.591) |
22-48 (.458) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
4-11 (.364) |
4-9 (.444) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
28-38 (.737) |
29-43 (.674) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
28 (0/0) |
25 (1/0) |
| Largest Lead |
16 |
3 |
| Next 5 Games |
| TULANE (ET) |
RICE (ET) |
| 02/06 @UTEP 9:05pm | | 02/09 HOU 3:00pm | | 02/16 @MRSH 7:00pm | | 02/20 MEM 8:00pm | | 02/23 USM 7:00pm |
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| 02/06 @ECU 8:00pm | | 02/09 @SMU 8:05pm | | 02/13 UAB 8:00pm | | 02/16 UCF 3:00pm | | 02/20 @TLSA 8:00pm |
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Associated Press
KATY, Texas (AP) -- Kevin Sims scored 22 points as Tulane won its fifth straight game by beating Rice 84-77 on Saturday night and keeping the Owls winless in Conference USA.
Sims went 13-of-16 from the free throw line for Tulane (15-6, 5-2), which took took a 39-33 halftime lead then shot 68 percent from the field to close out the game.
Rice (3-17, 0-7) pulled to with 42-41 early in the second half before
David Gomez followed a missed shot with a putback to start an 18-7 run for Tulane.
Gomez finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and
Asim McQueen added 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting for the Green Wave. McQueen scored 12 of his 15 in the second half, including a dunk that put Tulane up 80-64 with 2:57 remaining.
Rice couldn't keep up with Tulane's hot shooting in the second half, hitting just 43 percent from the field.
Rodney Foster led the Owls with 24 points, going 11-of-12 from the free throw line.
Tulane 84, 
Rice 77