FAU men’s basketball (27-3, 17-2 C-USA) defeated the Rice University Owls (17-13, 8-11 C-USA) 103-74 on the road Thursday, marking FAU’s second victory over Rice this season. FAU entered the game on a three-game winning streak, while Rice was coming off back-to-back road losses.
FAU started the first half with a 9-0 scoring run before Rice’s junior guard Quincy Olivari sank a three-point jumper, assisted by Rice junior forward Max Fiedler. Sophomore guard Alijah Martin provided a three-pointer to extend FAU’s lead 15-6, before Rice freshman guard Mekhi Mason nailed a two-point jumper.
Senior guard Michael Forrest, who played his final home game last Saturday against University of Texas at El Paso, and junior guard Jalen Gaffney both made three-pointers to extend FAU’s lead to 14 midway through the first half.