Rice Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

FINAL

Dec 31, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
RICE	27	21	48
TLSA	40	57	97

Game Recap

Lawal scores 25 as Tulsa downs Rice 97-48. Jaylen Lawal led Tulsa past Rice on Wednesday with 25 points off of the bench in a 97-48 victory in an American Athletic Conference opener.

Player Stats

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Stephen Giwa	26	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	5	1	4	3
23Nick Anderson	25	5-13	2-6	5-6	2	0	1	0	1	3	17
1Cam Carroll	21	4-9	1-5	1-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	10
12Trae Broadnax	26	3-10	2-5	0-2	5	1	1	0	1	2	8
2Jalen Smith	29	1-6	1-4	1-2	3	1	1	1	2	0	4
8Eternity Eguagie	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
21Evan Cochran	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
13Andrew Akuchie	16	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	5	3
3Trey Patterson	10	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
7Bodey Howell	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0Dallas Hobbs	16	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0
5Jordan Williams	13	1-4	0-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	16-5728.1%	6-2722.2%	10-1758.8%	19	5	9	7	12	16	48

TULSA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Tyler Behrend	16	2-5	0-1	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	5
23David Green	30	8-11	3-4	0-0	9	2	0	1	1	1	19
0Ade Popoola	27	6-11	3-5	0-0	3	6	3	1	1	0	15
14Miles Barnstable	17	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	7
10Tylen Riley	21	3-8	0-0	3-3	3	3	1	0	2	1	9
15KJ Martin Jr.	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
6Romad Dean	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
35Ian Smikle	16	0-0	0-0	0-1	5	1	0	0	2	4	0
8Leon Sifferlin	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
2Jaylen Lawal	23	9-12	5-6	2-2	4	3	1	1	1	1	25
7Cal Conroy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Myles Rigsby	21	4-5	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	2	10

TOTAL	-	37-6061.7%	13-1968.4%	10-1283.3%	35	19	9	3	10	13	97

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRICETLSA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tulsa.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Rice.
+2 (19:46) David Green makes 8-foot jumper (Ade Popoola assists).
02
(19:13) Trae Broadnax misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:10) Tyler Behrend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:44) Ade Popoola makes driving layup.
04
(18:21) Cam Carroll misses layup.
(18:17) Tylen Riley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Tyler Behrend makes layup (Tylen Riley assists).
06
(17:50) Cam Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Tyler Behrend Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
+2 (17:22) Tylen Riley makes layup.
08
(17:05) Nick Anderson bad pass turnover.
(17:05) Miles Barnstable Steal.
(17:01) Miles Barnstable misses 5-foot jumper.
(16:57) David Green Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:57) David Green makes 0-foot tip in layup.
010
(16:37) Foul on Miles Barnstable.
(16:30) Andrew Akuchie misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:29) Rice Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Dallas Hobbs bad pass turnover.
(16:21) Tylen Riley Steal.
(16:18) Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
+1 (16:18) Tylen Riley makes free throw 1 of 2.
011
+1 (16:18) Tylen Riley makes free throw 2 of 2.
012
(15:58) Dallas Hobbs misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:53) Nick Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:51) Nick Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
312
(15:22) Tyler Behrend bad pass turnover.
(15:22) Stephen Giwa Steal.
+2 (15:08) Nick Anderson makes 17-foot jumper.
512
(14:59) Tylen Riley bad pass turnover.
(14:59) Dallas Hobbs Steal.
(14:55) Foul on Myles Rigsby.
(14:53) Foul on Miles Barnstable.
+1 (14:53) Nick Anderson makes free throw 1 of 3.
612
+1 (14:53) Nick Anderson makes free throw 2 of 3.
712
+1 (14:53) Nick Anderson makes free throw 3 of 3.
812
(14:25) Myles Rigsby bad pass turnover.
(14:25) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Steal.
(14:12) Trae Broadnax misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:10) Ian Smikle Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Jaylen Lawal bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Cam Carroll Steal.
+2 (13:52) Cam Carroll makes layup.
1012
(13:33) Jaylen Lawal misses layup.
(13:33) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Block.
(13:30) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Foul on Romad Dean.
(13:21) Andrew Akuchie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:21) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:21) Andrew Akuchie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1112
(12:54) Romad Dean misses 4-foot jumper.
(12:50) Romad Dean Offensive Rebound.
(12:48) Ade Popoola out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:32) Trae Broadnax out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:05) Myles Rigsby makes layup.
1114
(11:51) Bodey Howell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) David Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:29) Myles Rigsby makes 4-foot dunk.
1116
(11:03) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(11:03) Ade Popoola Steal.
+3 (10:56) David Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ade Popoola assists).
1119
(10:36) Bodey Howell bad pass turnover.
(10:20) David Green misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:20) Stephen Giwa Block.
(10:16) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:51) Jalen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1419
(9:18) David Green bad pass turnover.
(9:18) Jalen Smith Steal.
(9:08) Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:04) Eternity Eguagie Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) Eternity Eguagie bad pass turnover.
(9:01) Myles Rigsby Steal.
(9:01) Foul on Stephen Giwa.
(8:51) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
+3 (8:44) David Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tylen Riley assists).
1422
(8:11) Nick Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:09) Tulsa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:39) Ade Popoola makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1425
+3 (7:20) Nick Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Carroll assists).
1725
(7:06) Tylen Riley misses layup.
(7:06) Stephen Giwa Block.
(7:06) Tulsa Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Tylen Riley misses 8-foot jumper.
(6:56) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) Trae Broadnax makes layup.
1925
(6:36) Foul on Nick Anderson.
(6:24) Tylen Riley misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:21) Tyler Behrend Offensive Rebound.
(6:21) Tyler Behrend misses layup.
(6:21) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Nick Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:02) Tulsa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Myles Rigsby makes layup.
1927
+3 (5:14) Trae Broadnax makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists).
2227
(4:56) Ade Popoola misses layup.
(4:54) Tyler Behrend Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Tyler Behrend misses layup.
(4:51) Stephen Giwa Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Trae Broadnax misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Jaylen Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:26) Ade Popoola makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2230
+2 (4:13) Andrew Akuchie makes layup (Trae Broadnax assists).
2430
(3:55) Jaylen Lawal misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:51) Tulsa Offensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
(3:46) David Green misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:17) Jaylen Lawal Block.
(3:12) David Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:47) Ade Popoola makes layup.
2432
(2:32) Jalen Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) David Green Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
(2:24) Ian Smikle misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:24) Tulsa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:10) Jaylen Lawal makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2435
(2:09) Foul on Nick Anderson.
+1 (2:09) Jaylen Lawal makes free throw 1 of 1.
2436
(1:40) Trey Patterson bad pass turnover.
(1:40) Ade Popoola Steal.
+2 (1:36) Ade Popoola makes 6-foot dunk.
2438
(1:12) Trey Patterson misses layup.
(1:12) David Green Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) David Green Block.
+2 (1:05) David Green makes layup.
2440
+3 (0:40) Cam Carroll makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2740
(0:24) Ade Popoola misses 16-foot jumper.
(0:21) Ian Smikle Offensive Rebound.
(0:18) Ian Smikle bad pass turnover.
(0:18) Nick Anderson Steal.
(0:04) Jalen Smith misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:02) Rice Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Foul on Jaylen Lawal.
(0:00) Nick Anderson misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:00) Myles Rigsby Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RICE

TLSA

48Points97

16-57(28.1%)Field Goal(%)37-60(61.7%)

6-27(22.2%)3-Point(%)13-19(68.4%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)10-12(83.3%)

26(12)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

5Assists19

9Steals9

7Blocks3

12Turnovers10

16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead49

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Donald W. Reynolds Center · Tulsa, OK

attendance: 3,306 (39.6%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: TLSA -12.5

over/under: 152.5