Owls Lose to Memphis
HOUSTON, TX (Tudor Fieldhouse) -- The Rice Owls played hard and battled Saturday night versus the Memphis Tigers; however, the Tigers picked up the 80-68 win in front of 3,483 fans.
The win is the Tigers' 64th consecutive regular season conference win tying Memphis with the Kentucky Wildcats from 1945-1950.
The Owls (6-11 overall, 0-4 C-USA) were led by Trey Stanton's 18 points and Arsalan Kazemi's 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the double-double, Kazemi wanted to get the victory.
"I told them (his teammates) that we give this effort everyday, we can get wins."
The Tigers (13-4, 3-0) were led by Elliot Williams' 32 points. Williams was spectacular throughout much of the ball game.
Williams' three-point bucket broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish in the ball game.
The Owls outrebounded the Tigers 39-32; however, the Owls scored just 12 second-chance points off of 18 offensive rebounds.
"We had 18 offensive rebounds," said Owls head coach Ben Braun after the game. "If we could convert of half of those; either convert or get fouled, that makes a difference. We can't come away empty-handed."
Memphis led 39-29 at halftime. Williams scored 18 points in the first half.
Kazemi was very active in the first half; and, his effort produced eight points (4 for 4 from the field); five rebounds; and three steals in 18 minutes.
The Tigers kept making runs in the ball game; but, the Owls stayed close in the game because of mental toughness.
"Memphis kept making run after run after run," Coach Braun said. "But, our guys kept battling. It's really a positive for our team. A lot of teams would have been blown out; but, our team never backed down. We never blinked. We kept battling back. We kept fighting back; and, that's got to be the way we play all the time."
The Owls host the SMU Mustangs Wednesday, January 20, at 7 p.m; and, the Owls will try to pick up their first conference win of the 2009 - 2010 season.
The win is the Tigers' 64th consecutive regular season conference win tying Memphis with the Kentucky Wildcats from 1945-1950.
The Owls (6-11 overall, 0-4 C-USA) were led by Trey Stanton's 18 points and Arsalan Kazemi's 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the double-double, Kazemi wanted to get the victory.
"I told them (his teammates) that we give this effort everyday, we can get wins."
The Tigers (13-4, 3-0) were led by Elliot Williams' 32 points. Williams was spectacular throughout much of the ball game.
Williams' three-point bucket broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish in the ball game.
The Owls outrebounded the Tigers 39-32; however, the Owls scored just 12 second-chance points off of 18 offensive rebounds.
"We had 18 offensive rebounds," said Owls head coach Ben Braun after the game. "If we could convert of half of those; either convert or get fouled, that makes a difference. We can't come away empty-handed."
Memphis led 39-29 at halftime. Williams scored 18 points in the first half.
Kazemi was very active in the first half; and, his effort produced eight points (4 for 4 from the field); five rebounds; and three steals in 18 minutes.
The Tigers kept making runs in the ball game; but, the Owls stayed close in the game because of mental toughness.
"Memphis kept making run after run after run," Coach Braun said. "But, our guys kept battling. It's really a positive for our team. A lot of teams would have been blown out; but, our team never backed down. We never blinked. We kept battling back. We kept fighting back; and, that's got to be the way we play all the time."
The Owls host the SMU Mustangs Wednesday, January 20, at 7 p.m; and, the Owls will try to pick up their first conference win of the 2009 - 2010 season.
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