Santa Clara Defeats Rice 66-65 - Recap
Santa Clara Defeats Rice 66-65 - Recap
Santa Clara got 10 points from Robert Smith en route to a 66-65 victory over Rice on Thursday at Leavey Center.
Santa Clara won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 6-point spread.
Santa Clara got 9 points from Kevin Foster and another 9 points from Niyi Harrison. Ben Dowdell contributed 2 assists, while Marc Trasolini cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
Rice got 17 points from Arsalan Kazemi in a losing cause and another 15 points from Tamir Jackson. Tamir Jackson contributed 5 assists for them, while Arsalan Kazemi had 16 rebounds.
Santa Clara trailed at halftime, 41-35.
Rice had a 34-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
