Memphis Tigers vs. Rice Owls - Final Score - January 03, 2026

	1	2	T
MEM	-	-	-
RICE	-	-	-

	1	2	T
MEM	31	45	76
RICE	32	38	70

Memphis knocks off Rice, powered by McDaniel's 18 points

KEY PLAYERS

Dug McDaniel MEM · #1 G

18 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl

Nick Anderson RICE · #23 G-F

17 pts (4-11 3pt), 5 reb

Sincere Parker MEM · #23 G

15 pts, 5 reb, fouled out

Stephen Giwa RICE · #32 C

4 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk, fouled out

SPREAD

Memphis needed to win by 9 points or more to cover the spread. They did not cover, so people who took Rice won.

TOTAL

The over/under was 144.5 and the teams scored 146 points, so people who bet the over won

OVER

TEAM TO WIN

Memphis won at -392 odds so a bet of $392 won $492 total

KEY PLAYS

RICE STREAK

MEM 14 RICE 25

(1H 7:41) Rice completed a 15-4 scoring run over 6:43. RICE 25, MEM 14

MEM STREAK

MEM 26 RICE 30

(1H 2:00) Memphis completed a 14-4 scoring run over 5:45. RICE 30, MEM 26

LEAD CHANGE

MEM 31 RICE 31

(1H :24.0) After trailing since 13:15 in the first half, Memphis tied the score at 31.

RICE STREAK

MEM 33 RICE 41

(2H 19:02) Rice completed a 10-0 scoring run over :55.0. RICE 41, MEM 33

LEAD CHANGE

MEM 43 RICE 43

(2H 16:14) After trailing since :02.0 in the first half, Memphis tied the score at 43.

MEM STREAK

MEM 43 RICE 42

(2H 15:07) Memphis completed a 12-4 scoring run over 4:00. MEM 43, RICE 42

MEM STREAK

MEM 58 RICE 53

(2H 6:06) Memphis completed a 15-5 scoring run over 8:50. MEM 58, RICE 53

RICE KEY PLAY

MEM 59 RICE 55

(2H 5:15) S. Giwa (RICE) has fouled out.

MEM KEY PLAY

MEM 62 RICE 58

(2H 2:04) A. Bradshaw (MEM) has fouled out.

MEM KEY PLAY

MEM 72 RICE 66

(2H :07.0) S. Parker (MEM) has fouled out.

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Memphis Tigers vs. Rice Owls: Jan 3, 2026

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