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Arsalan Kazemi scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to take his fifth double-double of the season as Rice pulled out a 75-73 win over Lamar on Saturday.
The Cardinals (4-4) led most of the way and were up by as many as 13 points late in the first half.
But the Owls (4-4) chipped away at the deficit in the second half on 63.6 percent shooting and outscored Lamar 48-36 in the period.
The teams traded the lead twice in the second half before the Owls took it for good on a free throw by Kazemi with 21 seconds left.
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Cory Pflieger added 13 points for the Owls while Tamir Jackson scored 12.
Kendrick Harris led Lamar with 20 points while Charlie Harper added 16 and Anthony Miles had 10.
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