South Florida Bulls vs. Rice Owls

Feb 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USF	39	36	75
RICE	31	25	56

Game Recap

Nelson's 24 lead South Florida over Rice 75-56. Izaiyah Nelson scored 24 points as South Florida beat Rice 75-56 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTH FLORIDA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Izaiyah Nelson	26	7-14	0-3	10-10	8	2	2	0	1	0	24
2Wes Enis	36	1-11	1-5	0-0	6	3	4	0	2	2	3
8Josh Omojafo	34	4-6	1-3	3-4	6	0	2	0	0	1	12
11CJ Brown	16	1-6	0-1	0-1	2	3	0	0	2	2	2
5Joseph Pinion	30	6-14	3-9	0-0	6	3	4	1	3	2	15
10Tristan Beckford	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6Daimion Collins	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3Isaiah Jones	24	4-6	3-5	2-2	5	1	4	0	1	3	13
21Adriel Nyorha	8	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
9Gavin Hightower	16	1-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	5	4

TOTAL	-	25-6637.9%	8-2828.6%	17-1989.5%	33	13	17	3	9	16	75

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	2	0
23Nick Anderson	34	4-9	1-6	3-5	5	0	0	0	1	0	12
1Cam Carroll	27	3-8	3-5	4-4	6	2	0	0	7	1	13
12Trae Broadnax	27	3-6	2-2	2-3	5	1	2	0	4	3	10
2Jalen Smith	29	3-10	3-8	0-0	2	2	1	0	4	0	9
8Eternity Eguagie	23	2-5	1-2	2-2	2	3	0	0	2	1	7
21Evan Cochran	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Andrew Akuchie	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	2	1	2	0
3Trey Patterson	13	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	2	3
32Stephen Giwa	15	1-3	0-0	0-1	5	0	4	2	3	4	2
7Bodey Howell	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	17-4736.2%	10-2540.0%	12-1770.6%	34	9	7	6	23	16	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSFRICE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by South Florida.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Rice.
+2 (19:53) Josh Omojafo makes layup.
20
(19:30) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses layup.
(19:27) Izaiyah Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Josh Omojafo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Joseph Pinion Offensive Rebound.
(18:57) CJ Brown traveling turnover.
(18:34) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(18:34) Joseph Pinion Steal.
+2 (18:30) Izaiyah Nelson makes 2-foot dunk (CJ Brown assists).
40
(18:12) Nick Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:47) Izaiyah Nelson makes layup (Joseph Pinion assists).
60
(17:24) Jalen Smith misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:22) CJ Brown Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Wes Enis misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Izaiyah Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(17:03) Josh Omojafo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
+2 (17:03) Izaiyah Nelson makes layup.
80
(17:01) Izaiyah Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) Trae Broadnax makes 17-foot jumper.
82
(16:36) Joseph Pinion bad pass turnover.
(16:36) Stephen Giwa Steal.
(16:25) Cam Carroll misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:22) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:05) Joseph Pinion makes 24-foot three point jumper.
112
+2 (15:44) Nick Anderson makes 13-foot jumper.
114
(15:29) CJ Brown misses layup.
(15:29) Rice Defensive Rebound.
(15:13) Foul on Wes Enis.
+1 (15:13) Nick Anderson makes free throw 1 of 3.
115
+1 (15:13) Nick Anderson makes free throw 2 of 3.
116
+1 (15:13) Nick Anderson makes free throw 3 of 3.
117
(14:49) Gavin Hightower misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:46) Eternity Eguagie Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Joseph Pinion Steal.
+3 (14:17) Isaiah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wes Enis assists).
147
(13:53) Eternity Eguagie bad pass turnover.
(13:53) Joseph Pinion Steal.
+2 (13:49) Joseph Pinion makes 3-foot dunk.
167
(13:23) Stephen Giwa misses 3-foot jumper.
(13:23) Daimion Collins Block.
(13:19) Wes Enis Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Izaiyah Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Josh Omojafo Offensive Rebound.
(13:00) CJ Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on CJ Brown.
(12:52) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(12:29) Wes Enis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:25) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(12:20) Trae Broadnax bad pass turnover.
(12:20) Izaiyah Nelson Steal.
(12:01) Wes Enis misses 5-foot jumper.
(12:01) Stephen Giwa Block.
(11:56) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Isaiah Jones Steal.
+3 (11:44) Isaiah Jones makes 28-foot three point jumper (Izaiyah Nelson assists).
197
(11:43) Foul on Eternity Eguagie.
(11:43) South Florida Coach's Challenge (Upheld) South Florida charged with a timeout.
+3 (11:36) Joseph Pinion makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Brown assists).
227
+3 (11:14) Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Akuchie assists).
2210
(10:52) Izaiyah Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:48) Joseph Pinion Offensive Rebound.
(10:45) Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
+1 (10:45) Izaiyah Nelson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2310
+1 (10:45) Izaiyah Nelson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2410
(10:28) Bodey Howell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) South Florida Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Joseph Pinion misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Joseph Pinion Offensive Rebound.
(10:04) Isaiah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Andrew Akuchie bad pass turnover.
(9:57) Isaiah Jones Steal.
+2 (9:57) Joseph Pinion makes layup (Isaiah Jones assists).
2610
(9:40) Trae Broadnax bad pass turnover.
+3 (9:18) Isaiah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wes Enis assists).
2910
+3 (8:58) Nick Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2913
(8:37) Wes Enis bad pass turnover.
(8:37) Jalen Smith Steal.
(8:32) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Wes Enis Steal.
(8:28) Wes Enis misses layup.
(8:25) Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:22) Trae Broadnax makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists).
2916
(7:58) CJ Brown bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Trae Broadnax Steal.
(7:39) Eternity Eguagie misses layup.
(7:36) CJ Brown Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) CJ Brown misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:25) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:22) Nick Anderson makes layup.
2918
(6:58) Wes Enis bad pass turnover.
(6:58) Trae Broadnax Steal.
+3 (6:33) Jalen Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eternity Eguagie assists).
2921
(6:00) Izaiyah Nelson misses 5-foot jumper.
(5:56) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Cam Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:49) Foul on Gavin Hightower.
(5:47) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Joseph Pinion Steal.
(5:38) Joseph Pinion misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:35) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Eternity Eguagie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:23) South Florida Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Joseph Pinion misses layup.
(5:07) Izaiyah Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) Izaiyah Nelson makes 3-foot tip in layup.
3121
+3 (5:04) Eternity Eguagie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae Broadnax assists).
3124
(4:49) CJ Brown misses 12-foot jumper.
(4:47) Izaiyah Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) CJ Brown makes layup.
3324
(4:37) Foul on Jimmy Oladokun Jr..
(4:37) CJ Brown misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:36) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:14) Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:11) Nick Anderson Offensive Rebound.
(3:59) Foul on Joseph Pinion.
+1 (3:59) Trae Broadnax makes free throw 1 of 2.
3325
+1 (3:59) Trae Broadnax makes free throw 2 of 2.
3326
(3:44) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
+1 (3:44) Isaiah Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
3426
+1 (3:44) Isaiah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
3526
+3 (3:27) Trae Broadnax makes 25-foot three pointer.
3529
(3:05) Adriel Nyorha misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:02) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Trae Broadnax bad pass turnover.
(2:58) Izaiyah Nelson Steal.
(2:40) Joseph Pinion misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) Rice Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Nick Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:13) Stephen Giwa Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Stephen Giwa misses layup.
(2:11) Joseph Pinion Block.
(2:07) Foul on Stephen Giwa.
(2:06) Wes Enis Defensive Rebound.
+1 (2:06) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 1 of 2.
3629
+1 (2:06) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 2 of 2.
3729
(1:56) Foul on Jimmy Oladokun Jr..
(1:56) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. turnover.
(1:42) Wes Enis misses layup.
(1:42) Andrew Akuchie Block.
(1:36) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(1:20) Josh Omojafo Steal.
(1:16) CJ Brown misses layup.
(1:16) Andrew Akuchie Block.
(1:11) Josh Omojafo Offensive Rebound.
(1:10) Joseph Pinion misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Foul on CJ Brown.
+1 (0:56) Eternity Eguagie makes free throw 1 of 2.
3730
+1 (0:56) Eternity Eguagie makes free throw 2 of 2.
3731
+2 (0:35) Izaiyah Nelson makes 12-foot jumper.
3931
(0:03) Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Wes Enis Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USF

RICE

75Points56

25-66(37.9%)Field Goal(%)17-47(36.2%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)10-25(40.0%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

40(15)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

13Assists9

17Steals7

3Blocks6

10Turnovers23

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

21Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Tudor Fieldhouse · Houston, TX

attendance: 1,222 (21.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: USF -11.5

over/under: 157.5