Scores

Final

East Carolina 79

(13-8, 4-4 C-USA)

Rice 63

(5-16, 1-6 C-USA)

8:00 PM ET, February 2, 2013

Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, TX

1 2 T
ECU 29 5079
RICE 26 3763

Top Performers

East Carolina: M. Kemp 33 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 6 Stl, 1 Blk

Rice: T. Jackson 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

East Carolina 79, Rice 63

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Maurice Kemp scored 33 points and Ty Armstrong added 22, helping East Carolina defeat Rice 79-63 on Saturday night.

Kemp was 10 of 15 from the floor and 13 of 16 from the free-throw line. He also gave East Carolina (13-8, 4-4 Conference USA) a boost on the boards with nine.

East Carolina held a slim 29-26 lead at halftime and pulled away in the second half. The team had a 44-32 scoring advantage in the paint and an 18-11 edge in points off turnovers.

Tamir Jackson led Rice (5-16, 1-6) with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Austin Ramljak scored 12.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ECU
RICE
Points 79 63
FG Made-Attempted 27-47 (.574) 22-57 (.386)
3P Made-Attempted 2-11 (.182) 5-18 (.278)
FT Made-Attempted 23-34 (.676) 14-23 (.609)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 25 4

Game Leaders

 
ECU
RICE
PointsM. Kemp 33T. Jackson 19
ReboundsM. Kemp 9T. Jackson 9
AssistsM. Paul 6M. Guercy 5
StealsM. Kemp 6T. Jackson 3
Team Stats: East Carolina | Rice

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 2, 2013 ECU 79, @RICE 63Recap

Next 5 Games

ECU
RICE
02/09 @UCF 4:00pm
02/13 UAB 7:00pm
02/16 USM 5:00pm
02/20 @TLSA 8:05pm
02/23 @SMU 3:00pm
 02/06 @UTEP 9:00pm
02/09 SMU 8:00pm
02/13 @MRSH 7:00pm
02/16 @UAB 8:00pm
02/23 TULN 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: East Carolina | Rice

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 »

Research Notes

Maurice Kemp of East Carolina made 10 field goals and 13 free throws to go along with nine rebounds and six steals on Saturday against Rice. Kemp is the first Division I player in over 14 years to have double-digit field goals made and free throws made to go along with at least nine rebounds and six steals. Alvin Young of Niagara accomplished this against St. Peter's on Jan. 30, 1999.

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