Scores

Final

Rice 67

(5-26, 1-15 C-USA)

Houston 72

(19-11, 7-9 C-USA)

7:00 PM ET, March 13, 2013

Bank of Oklahoma Center, Tulsa, OK

1 2 T
RICE 25 4267
HOU 36 3672

Top Performers

Rice: T. Jackson 30 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Houston: T. Thomas 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Houston 72, Rice 67

Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. -- TaShawn Thomas scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and Houston moved on to the second round of the Conference USA tournament with a 72-67 win over Rice on Wednesday.

Danuel House had 14 points and eight rebounds, Joseph Young had 10 points and the sixth-seeded Cougars shot 51.9 percent from the field to win their fourth straight contest.

Houston (19-11) led 17-14 midway through the first half before using a 19-4 run capped off by a Thomas jumper to make it 36-18 with 2:34 remaining before halftime.

Tamir Jackson had 30 points and nine rebounds for Rice (5-26), which battled back in the second half to take a 54-51 lead off an Austin Ramljak 3-pointer with 10:30 to go.

With his team down by two and 2:33 to play, House converted a three-point play to give Houston a 68-67 lead and the Cougars never trailed again.

Houston will play third-seeded UTEP in quarterfinals of the C-USA tourney Thursday.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
RICE
HOU
Points 67 72
FG Made-Attempted 26-70 (.371) 28-54 (.519)
3P Made-Attempted 7-25 (.280) 5-14 (.357)
FT Made-Attempted 8-10 (.800) 11-16 (.688)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 19

Game Leaders

 
RICE
HOU
PointsT. Jackson 30T. Thomas 16
ReboundsT. Jackson 9T. Thomas 10
AssistsK. Washington 4T. Womack 6
StealsK. Washington 2T. Womack 2
Team Stats: Rice | Houston

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 30, 2013 @RICE 79, HOU 69Recap
Mar 6, 2013 @HOU 84, RICE 62Recap
» Mar 13, 2013 @HOU 72, RICE 67Recap

Next 5 Games

RICE
HOU
03/14 @UTEP 3:40pm
03/20 TEX 9:00pm
03/25 @GMU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Rice | Houston

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 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
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