Rice Owls @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee earns 81-46 win over Rice
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- — Eli Lawrence's 16 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Rice 81-46 on Tuesday night.
Lawrence shot 6 for 7, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Blue Raiders (2-1). Trevon Smith scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Camryn Weston was 5 of 8 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) to finish with 14 points.
Seryee Lewis led the Owls (1-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Rice also got 11 points and two steals from Travis Evee. In addition, Alem Huseinovic finished with eight points.
NEXT UP
Middle Tennessee's next game is Saturday against Missouri State on the road, while Rice hosts Georgia Southern on Friday.
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Game Information
Murfreesboro, TN
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Bret Smith
Referee:Olandis Poole
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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