Final
Whiteside leads Marshall to 77-54 win against Rice
Feb 25, 2010 - 3:32 AM HOUSTON(AP) -- Hassan Whiteside had 19 points, 17 rebounds and set a Conference USA season record for blocked shots in Marshall's 77-54 victory against Rice on Wednesday night.Whiteside, a 7-foot, 235-pound freshman, had four blocks, giving him 146 on the year. That eclipses the previous league high of 143 by Jerome Jordan of Tulsa in 2007-08.
Chris Lutz scored a team-high 20 points for streaky Marshall (21-7, 9-4 C-USA), which won 15 of its first 17 games, lost five straight, and now has six victories in a row.
Lawrence Ghoram had 16 points for Rice (8-19, 1-12).
The Thundering Herd never trailed. The Owls got as close as 35-27 early in the second half, but a 15-4 run, highlighted by a jumper and dunk by Whiteside, gave Marshall a 50-31 lead with 11:09 remaining.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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MARSHALL 32 45 77
RICE 21 33 54 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MARSHALL - CHRIS LUTZ 20, HASSAN WHITESIDE 19,
DAGO PENA 11
RICE - LAWRENCE GHORAM 16, LUCAS KUIPERS 14,
CONNOR FRIZZELLE 11
Feb 24 9:54 PM - NCAA BB
MARSHALL 32
RICE 21 HALFTIME
Feb 24 8:45 PM
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