South Florida 72, at Rice 79

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Victoria Flores scored 24 points, including several critical free throws in the final minute, to lead Rice to a 79-72 victory over South Florida in an American Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Tuesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse. The win improved the Owls to 22-3 overall and marked their 10th consecutive victory. South Florida fell to 16-11 despite a 20-point effort from Edyn Battle. The game’s pivotal sequence unfolded in the closing 36 seconds with Rice clinging to a 77-72 lead. After a South Florida timeout, the Bulls were forced to foul. Flores, a 5-foot-7 guard from Dallas,… Read more...