Rice 82, at Memphis 65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Rice Owls used a dominant second-half surge fueled by precision three-point shooting and a stifling defensive effort to pull away from the Memphis Tigers for an 82-65 victory in an American Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at FedExForum. In a contest that was tightly contested for the first 20 minutes, Rice separated itself decisively after halftime, outscoring Memphis 49-33 over the final two quarters to secure its fifth consecutive win and improve to 19-3 overall. Memphis fell to 8-14. The game turned in the third quarter. Leading by just a single point at 33-32… Read more...