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Recap - Florida Atlantic Defeats Rice 103-74

Rice was run off the court by Florida Atlantic on Thursday as they blasted them 103-74 at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Bettors who backed Florida Atlantic were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as a favorite of -8.5 at sportsbooks.

Florida Atlantic got 21 points from Nick Boyd and another 19 points from Bryan Greenlee. Brandon Weatherspoon contributed 4 assists, while Vladislav Goldin cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.

Rice got 16 points from Quincy Olivari in a losing cause and another 14 points from Travis Evee. Max Fiedler contributed 5 assists for them, while Cameron Sheffield had 4 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic led at halftime, 57-29.

The rebound battle favored Florida Atlantic as they grabbed 35 boards, while Rice only had 23

Next game, Florida Atlantic takes its act on the road to face Louisiana Tech looking for another win. For Rice, they head home to face Florida International.