Scores

Final

Southern 65

(1-2, 0-2 away)

Rice 80

(2-0, 2-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 17, 2011

Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, TX

1 2 T
SOU 39 2665
RICE 46 3480

Top Performers

Southern University: Q. Doggett 18 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Rice: T. Jackson 29 Pts, 1 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Rice 80, Southern U. 65

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Tamir Jackson scored a career-high 29 points and Arsalan Kazemi had his 29th career double-double Thursday night as Rice defeated Southern 80-65 in the South Padre Island Invitational.

Jackson had 17 first-half points as the Owls (2-0) jumped to a 46-39 lead. After Southern (0-2) rallied to come within 55-53 with 11:49 remaining in the game, Jackson hit two 3-pointers and two free throws during a 10-0 run that secured the game.

Overall, Jackson was 9 for 13 from the field, including 4 of 5 on 3-point attempts, and had four assists and three steals.

Kazemi finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Dylan Ennis added 14 points off the bench for Rice, which had only nine turnovers after committing 25 in a season-opening victory over New Orleans.

Quinton Doggett had 18 points and eight rebounds for Southern (1-2). Derick Beltran added 14 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SOU
RICE
Points 65 80
FG Made-Attempted 23-52 (.442) 27-60 (.450)
3P Made-Attempted 3-11 (.273) 9-24 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 16-23 (.696) 17-25 (.680)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 15

Game Leaders

 
SOU
RICE
PointsQ. Doggett 18T. Jackson 29
ReboundsQ. Doggett 8A. Kazemi 13
AssistsJ. Grace 5A. Kazemi 5
StealsJ. Grace 3T. Jackson 3
BlocksQ. Doggett 1D. Ennis 1
Team Stats: Southern University | Rice

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 17, 2011 @RICE 80, SOU 65Recap

Next 5 Games

SOU
RICE
11/22 @PROV 7:00pm
11/25 @FAMU 1:00pm
11/26 UNCO 4:30pm
11/30 @TULN 8:00pm
12/09 MAC 8:00pm
 11/20 UMES 4:00pm
11/22 FAMU 8:00pm
11/25 UNI 6:00pm
11/26 ISU 7:30pm
11/30 @HBU 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: Southern University | Rice