National Basketball Association
Rice 74, Louisiana State 68
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Where: Autry Court, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Garry Maxwell, # Brent Meaux
Attendance:
3358
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Arsalan Kazemi had 19 points and 17 rebounds as Rice snapped a two-game losing streak with a 74-68 victory over LSU on Wednesday.
Kazemi, the only player in Conference USA averaging a double-double, was 4 of 5 from the field and 11 of 17 from the free throw line.
Tamir Jackson added 16 points for the Owls (7-6), who led comfortably late in the second half before LSU staged a furious rally.
Freshman Andre Stringer’s fourth 3-pointer of the game pulled the Tigers to within 68-65 with 30 seconds left before Connor Frizzlle (13 points) hit a pair of free throws. Matt Derenbecker’s jumper then cut the lead to 70-67 with 19 seconds left, but Frizzelle hit two more free throws to seal it.
Stringer finished with 19 points and Derenbecker had 17 for LSU (8-6), which has lost four of five.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Rice |
|
Andre Stringer 19 |
Scoring |
Arsalan Kazemi 19 |
|
Chris Bass 8 |
Assists |
Tamir Jackson 4 |
|
Storm Warren 9 |
Rebounds |
Arsalan Kazemi 17 |
|
Andre Stringer 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Arsalan Kazemi 11 |
|
Chris Bass 2 |
Steals |
Arsalan Kazemi 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Bryan Beasley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
68 |
35.5 |
12-28 |
12-24 |
14 |
27 |
0 |
9 |
|
| Rice
|
74 |
52.6 |
2-10 |
32-47 |
10 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
|