Rice Owls NCAA Basketball News

Bo Spencer tallied a game-high 22 points to lead the LSU Tigers to a 65-61 win over the Rice Owls in non-league play at the Maravich Center.

On Monday, LSU played crisp, solid basketball in a 77-60 win over Southeastern Louisiana.

Connor Frizzelle had 16 points and three other Owls scored in double figures as Rice picked up a 70-57 victory over Santa Clara in Houston on Wednesday night.

Connor Frizzelle scored 16 points and dished out five assists, as the Rice Owls defeated the Santa Clara Broncos, 70-57, in non-conference action at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Fereidoun M. Esfandiary , the son of an Iranian diplomat, played on his country's first Olympic basketball team, in the 1948 Summer Games, and shortly thereafter became the first known Iranian basketball player to enroll in an American university.

Disclaimer: I'm not suggesting Arsalan Kazemi is NBA-ready, or will play in the NBA or professionally in the future.

In a game that featured 10 ties and lead changes in the second half, North Texas outlasted Rice to pick up a key 64-62 win on Saturday at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Josh White sank six free throws in the final two minutes as part of a 14-point day to pull North Texas ahead of Rice in a tight 64-62 win on Saturday.

Specifically, it was Harvard that roughed up the Owls a bit Wednesday, prevailing at Lavietes Pavilion, 85-64. Ben Braun was complimentary of the Crimson, but he also felt his team suffered from self-inflicted wounds.

Originally published December 2, 2009 at 10:56 p.m., updated December 2, 2009 at 10:56 p.m. BOSTON a ' Keith Wright scored 16 points and Harvard shot 75 percent from the field in the second half to cruise to an 85-64 victory over Rice on Wednesday night.

UH receiver Tyron Carrier and a friend from high school currently attending Rice have gotten into the rivalry.

Dexter Pittman scored 21 points and No. 3 Texas held off a Rice rally before pulling away for a 77-59 victory Sunday.

Dexter Pittman scored 21 points and No. 3 Texas held off a Rice rally before pulling away for a 77-59 victory Sunday.

The third-ranked Texas Longhorns will battle in-state foe Rice this afternoon in a non-conference clash from Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston.

Sophomore Yancy Gates wants to restore the legacy at Cincinnati basketball. After consecutive victories over ranked opponents, the Bearcats are well on their way.

Trey Stanton scored a career-high 23 points Tuesday night to help lead the Rice Owls to a very, very solid 77 to 65 victory over the Furman Paladins in front of an announced crowd of 1,791 fans inside the House of Tudor.

The ball bounced off the back of the rim high into the air, and usually, guards retrieve those rebounds on the perimeter.

In his second year as Head Men's Basketball Coach, Rice's Ben Braun has his team off to an impressive 3-0 start.

The bus to Phoenix, for an eventual flight to Maui, was to leave nine hours after Arizona's 66-49 win over Rice ended Thursday.

GAME NOTES: After a successful start at home, the Rice Owls now hit the road for the first time as they invade the McKale Center in Tucson to tangle with the Arizona Wildcats in non-conference play.