Rice 58 - 72 Tulane
Final
  for this game

Tulane holds off Rice 72-58

Jan 14, 2010 - 4:15 AM NEW ORLEANS(AP) -- Kris Richard scored 23 points, leading four Tulane players in double figures as the Green Wave beat Rice 72-58 on Wednesday night.

Richard connected on 8 of 12 shots from the floor for the Green Wave (6-10, 1-2 Conference USA), including a pair of 3-pointers.

Eric Vianney added 14 points on four of five from the floor, all from 3-point range, and Johnny Mayhane equaled his career high with 11 points for Tulane. Asim McQueen also chipped in with 10 points.

Tulane made 10 of 21 3-point attempts (47.6 percent), while Rice was just 4 of 12 from long range (33.3 percent).

The Green Wave built a 29-20 lead by halftime, and their largest lead of the game, 64-47, came with 3:03 left after a Vianney 3-pointer.

Arsalan Kazemi and Lucas Kuipers scored 11 points apiece for the Owls (6-10, 0-3), who have lost four straight.

Tulane snapped a three-game losing streak.








  • NCAA BB
    RICE 58
    TULANE 72 FINAL

    Jan 13 9:57 PM


  • NCAA BB
    HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    RICE 20 20
    TULANE 29 29 HALFTIME
    HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
    RICE - LUCAS KUIPERS 5, TAMIR JACKSON 4,
    A.J. HOLLAND 3
    TULANE - KRIS RICHARD 10, ERIC VIANNEY 6,
    JOHNNY MAYHANE 5

    Jan 13 8:50 PM

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