Scores

Final

Rice 66

(4-15, 0-5 C-USA)

Tulane 73

(14-6, 2-3 C-USA)

2:00 PM ET, January 26, 2013

Devlin FIeldhouse, New Orleans, LA

1 2 T
RICE 32 3466
TULN 32 4173

Top Performers

Rice: S. Gearhart 23 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Tulane: J. Davis 22 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Tulane 73, Rice 66

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS -- Josh Davis scored 22 points and Tulane pulled away from Rice in the second half Saturday for a 73-66 Conference USA victory.

Tied at 32 at the half, the Owls moved ahead on Seth Gearhart's three-point play before the Green Wave (14-6, 2-3) took control with a 9-0 spurt.

After Julian DeBose's layup got Rice back within four, at 41-37, Ricky Tarrant made two free throws and Tulane maintained a cushion of at least six points from there.

The win gave the Green Wave a 25-24 lead in the series and snapped Rice's three-game streak, including a sweep last season.

Davis had nine rebounds, ending his run of three straight double-doubles, as Tulane outrebounded the Owls 38-21.

Tarrant added 16 points and Jordan Callahan scored 10 for the Green Wave.

Gearhart scored 23 points to lead the Owls (4-15, 0-5), who have lost eight of their past nine games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
RICE
TULN
Points 66 73
FG Made-Attempted 22-50 (.440) 22-47 (.468)
3P Made-Attempted 7-24 (.292) 6-20 (.300)
FT Made-Attempted 15-16 (.938) 23-34 (.676)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 11

Game Leaders

 
RICE
TULN
PointsS. Gearhart 23J. Davis 22
ReboundsS. Gearhart 7J. Davis 9
AssistsM. Guercy 6R. Tarrant 5
StealsA. Ramljak 3R. Tarrant 2
Team Stats: Rice | Tulane

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 @TULN 73, RICE 66Recap
Feb 23, 2013 TULN 89, @RICE 64Recap

Next 5 Games

RICE
TULN
01/30 HOU 8:00pm
02/02 ECU 8:00pm
02/06 @UTEP 9:00pm
02/09 SMU 8:00pm
02/13 @MRSH 7:00pm
 01/30 UCF 8:00pm
02/02 @UTEP 9:00pm
02/06 MRSH 8:00pm
02/09 @HOU 2:00pm
02/13 @USM 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Rice | Tulane

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
View expanded standings »