HOUSTON – A career-high 22 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds from Reggie Scurry, both game highs in Houston, weren't enough for Middle Tennessee to earn a road win at Rice Thursday evening as the Owls earned a 79-68 win on their home floor.
The Blue Raiders (5-15, 2-5 C-USA) converted on 26 of 55 field goal attempts (.400) on the evening and hit just 7 of 23 3-point attempts (.304) while giving up a whopping 28 bench points to the Owls (8-12, 3-4 C-USA) and losing the rebounding battle 39-38.
Scurry kept MT afloat early on, pouring in 12 of the first 22 points of the game for the Blue Raiders.