Rice, Tigers and Memphis

Dain Dainja scores career-best 25 and No. 18 Memphis uses late run to beat Rice 84-72
Dain Dainja scored a career-best 25 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. 18 Memphis used a late 10-0 run to beat Rice 84-72.
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Memphis basketball vs Rice final score: Dain Dainja, late surge lift Tigers to win
Memphis basketball was given all it could handle by Rice on Wednesday for the second time in less than a month.
Memphis Tigers pull away late to put away Rice
Memphis forward Dain Dainja (42) shoots over Rice forward Andrew Akuchie (13) on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Nikki Boertman/AP) Tied at 70 with 3:52 left, the Tigers ended the game on a 14-2 run to pick up their 23rd win of the season.
Dain Dainja, No. 18 Memphis seek to exploit interior vs. Rice
When Dain Dainja poses a danger to opponents on the interior, No. 18 Memphis might be as dangerous as any other team.
No. 18 Memphis 84, Rice 72
Akuchie 5-8 2-3 12, C.Powell 5-8 9-11 19, Anglin 4-9 3-4 14, Broadnax 1-5 2-2 4, Dar 2-8 0-0 5, Amos 4-10 3-4 11, Huseinovic 2-5 0-0 5, Lanier 1-4 0-0 2, A.Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Oladokun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 19-24 72.
No. 18 Memphis fends off stubborn effort by Rice
Dain Dainja had game highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 18 Memphis pulled away in the last two minutes for an 84-72 American Athletic Conference win over visiting Rice on Wednesday night.
No. 18 Memphis takes on Rice after Haggerty’s 22-point showing
No. 18 Memphis plays the Rice Owls after PJ Haggerty scored 22 points in Memphis' 84-65 victory against the Florida Atlantic Owls.
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