UT Martin Skyhawks @ Rice Owls

5-3, 2-2 Away

Final

	1	2	T
UT Martin UTM	37	41	78
Rice RICE	47	51	98

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2-5, 2-1 Home

Rice earns 98-78 victory against UT Martin

Dec 1, 2023, 09:38 am

HOUSTON -- — Travis Evee scored 29 points as Rice beat UT Martin 98-78 on Thursday night.

Evee also had five rebounds for the Owls (2-5). Mekhi Mason scored 17 points and added six rebounds. Alem Huseinovic shot 5 for 9, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. The win broke a five-game losing streak for the Owls.

Jacob Crews led the Skyhawks (5-3) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and seven rebounds. Justus Jackson added 13 points for UT Martin. In addition, Issa Muhammad had 11 points and nine rebounds.

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Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Pat Adams

Referee:Doug Sirmons

Referee:Landon Brandes

NCAA Division I

Ohio Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee State	15-5	-	23-10
Morehead State	15-5	-	20-13
Southeast Missouri State	14-6	1	20-13
UT Martin	13-7	2	22-11
SIU Edwardsville	12-8	3	19-13
Lindenwood	11-9	4	18-15
Little Rock	9-11	6	12-20
Tennessee Tech	8-12	6	13-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	13-20
Southern Indiana	4-16	11	7-23
Western Illinois	1-19	14	5-26

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

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