Rice comes up short at Louisiana Tech

RUSTON, La. — Erik McCree had 19 points, and Louisiana Tech maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half to beat Rice 74-64 on Thursday night.

The Owls (12-7, 2-4 Conference USA) entered the game ranked 19th in the nation in points per game at 83.8 but had 23 turnovers, leading to 33 points for Louisiana Tech.

Marcus Jackson had 18 points to lead Rice.

SMU 69, CONNECTICUT 49

Shake Milton had 23 points to lead the Mustangs (16-4, 6-1 American) past the Huskies for their 16th straight home win.

It’s tied for the ninthlongest active NCAA home winning streak and the third longest in SMU history.

SAM HOUSTON ST. 87 LAMAR 65

Christopher Galbreath scored 20 points off the bench as the Bearkats (14-6, 5-2 Southland) blew open a tight game after halftime to run away from the Cardinals (11-8, 3-3) in Huntsville.

NEW ORLEANS 72 HOUSTON BAPTIST 64

Nate Frye had 15 points, and Christavious Gill added 14 as the Privateers jumped out to an early lead and held off the Huskies (7-10, 3-4 Southland) in New Orleans.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 61 TEXAS A&M-CC 58

Ivan Canete scored 16 points and had six steals, and Ty Charles had 13 points to lead the Lumberjacks (9-9, 4-2 Southland) past the Islanders (9-8, 2-4) for their first road victory of the season.

MARYLAND 84, IOWA 76

Melo Trimble scored 20 points, and the No. 25 Terrapins rallied after blowing a 15-point lead to outlast the Hawkeyes for their fourth straight win.

OREGON 86, CALIFORNIA 63

Jordan Bell scored a career-high 26 points, Casey Benson had 15 on five 3-pointers, and the No. 11 Ducks rolled past the Golden Bears in Eugene, Ore., to match a 104-yearold school record with their 15th straight win.

Women MISSOURI 78, TEXAS &M 76

Sophie Cunningham had eight of her 36 points in overtime, and the Tigers scored 22 points in the extra period for an upset over the No. 25 Aggies in Columbia, Mo.

Curtyce Knox had 25 points for Texas A&M (14-5, 4-2 Southeastern Conference).

LOUISIANA TECH 70 RICE 67

Kierra Anthony scored 21 points, and the Lady Techsters beat the Owls in overtime at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Nicole Iademarco scored 16 to lead Rice (107, 1-5 Conference USA).

NEW ORLEANS 73 HOUSTON BAPTIST 63

Lisa Zderadicka had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, but she could not help the Huskies (4-13, 2-5 Southland) avoid a loss to the Privateers at Sharp Gym.

Chinwe Okorie had 15 points and eight rebounds to help the No. 4 Bulldogs remain unbeaten with a victory over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

DUKE 84, VIRGINIA TECH 59

Lexie Brown was 10of-16 from the field and scored 29 points to help the No. 15 Blue Devils beat the 17th-ranked Hokies in Durham, N.C.