HOUSTON (Interstat)—Jimmy Oladokun had 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and three blocks to help Rice beat Dallas Christian 100-55 on Monday at Tudor Fieldhouse. The game was a non-divisional matchup for Rice, which improved to 1-0. Attendance was 589.

Rice opened the game with an 8-0 run and never trailed. Jaxson Thompson started the scoring with a jump shot at 19:37, Carmelo Adkins hit a 3-pointer at 18:43 and Jacob Dar added another 3-pointer at 17:26 to give the Owls an early 8-0 cushion. Dallas Christian answered with a Jason Ezeadiugwu layup at 17:10, but Rice responded with a 14-2 surge that turned an 8-2 lead into a 22-4 advantage. Oladokun made a layup at 16:04, Ezeadiugwu made another layup at 15:40, and then Rice scored 12 straight points. Oladokun made a layup at 15:26, Vukotic hit a 3-pointer at 14:41, Myers made a layup at 13:49, Vukotic dunked at 12:44, Howell made a free throw at 11:07 and Thompson made a layup at 10:18. Dallas Christian’s Dion Grisnold made a jump shot at 08:32 and Nick Lancit hit two free throws at 08:19 to cut the deficit to 23-8, but Rice closed the first half on a 24-6 run. Oladokun made a dunk at 08:04, Thompson made a layup at 07:41, Eguagie made a layup at 07:12, Dar hit a free throw at 06:28 and a dunk at 05:48, Vukotic hit a 3-pointer at 05:23, Hobbs made a layup at 04:08, Vukotic hit another 3-pointer at 03:15 and a layup at 03:05. Dallas Christian got free throws from Michael McLeod at 01:57, but Thompson hit a 3-pointer at 01:46 and Ezeadiugwu made a 3-pointer at 01:06. Dar added a free throw at 00:47 and Leeth made two free throws at 00:39 to send Rice into halftime with a 47-14 lead.

Dallas Christian opened the second half with a free throw from Kordon Henderson at 19:38 and a layup from Ayo Awoyomi at 19:13, but Rice answered with a layup from Oladokun at 18:57, a layup from Eguagie at 18:35, a free throw from Oladokun at 18:08, and another layup and free throw from Eguagie at 17:55 to push the lead to 55-17. Dallas Christian then used a 15-5 run to cut the deficit to 59-32. Dion Grisnold hit a 3-pointer at 17:39 and a layup at 16:27, Kordon Henderson made a jump shot at 15:03, Michael McLeod made a layup at 14:43 and Ayo Awoyomi dunked at 14:11. Rice responded with a 3-pointer from Howell at 12:18, a 3-pointer from Eguagie at 11:49, a layup from Myers at 10:06 and a dunk from Oladokun at 09:46 to extend the lead to 73-34. Dallas Christian’s Nick Lancit hit a 3-pointer at 08:40, two free throws at 07:11, and another 3-pointer at 06:19, while Dion Grisnold added a layup at 06:31, as the visitors trimmed the margin to 76-48. Rice then closed the game with a 24-7 run. Jacob Dar hit a jump shot at 05:18, a 3-pointer at 04:55 and another 3-pointer at 04:28, Leeth added a 3-pointer at 02:42, Myers hit a 3-pointer at 01:31 and Rohan Amin made a 3-pointer at 00:50. Dallas Christian got a 3-pointer from Ayo Awoyomi at 04:06 and free throws from Kordon Henderson at 01:42 and Tristian Moore at 01:05, but it was not enough.

Rice scored 100 points from 83 possessions, an offensive rating of 121.1. The Owls had 21 offensive rebounds, 16 assists, nine blocks, 13 turnovers and 13 fouls. Dallas Christian scored 55 points. Dallas Christian scored 14 points in the first half and 41 in the second half, while Rice scored 47 in the first half and 53 in the second half.

Oladokun, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward from Los Angeles, Calif., who previously attended Sierra Canyon, led Rice with 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 18 minutes. Dar, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward from Freedom Christian Academy, added 20 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 18 minutes. Eguagie, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward from Universal School-Domestic, posted 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes. Leeth, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward from Webb School of Knoxville, finished with five points, eight rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes. Vukotic, a 6-foot-6 guard from International School, scored 13 points and added two rebounds and one block in 14 minutes. Adkins, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard from Western Reserve Academy, had seven points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in 17 minutes. Hobbs, a 6-foot-1 guard from Dynamic Prep, contributed five points, two rebounds and seven assists in 20 minutes. Thompson, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound guard from The Greenhill School, added 11 points, one rebound, two assists and one block in 20 minutes. Flasar, a 6-foot-9 forward from International School, grabbed five rebounds and added one assist and one block in 12 minutes. Howell, a 6-foot-4 guard from Owyhee High School, chipped in four points, three rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes.

Rice got additional contributions from Kaiden Myers, who made two layups and a 3-pointer, and Rohan Amin, who hit a late 3-pointer. Dallas Christian received scoring from Jason Ezeadiugwu, Dion Grisnold, Nick Lancit, Michael McLeod, Kordon Henderson, Ayo Awoyomi, Daniel Lovato and Tristian Moore. Rice had 21 offensive rebounds and nine blocks, while Dallas Christian scored 55 points.

Rice will next host Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 5, visit Stanford on Nov. 9, play at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 14, host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 17, face Lamar on Nov. 22 in Jacksonville, Fla., play Illinois-Chicago on Nov. 24 in Jacksonville, Fla., visit Ohio on Nov. 25 in Jacksonville, Fla., play at Arkansas State on Nov. 29, host Sam Houston on Dec. 4 and host Nicholls State on Dec. 10.