Wednesday's Sports Update: Men's basketball holds on to victory over UCF
Katy Mayde Creek product/Rice senior Rodney Foster led Rice with 22 points ... he matched a career high with 6 three-pointers and was 7-for-14 from the field ... he also had seven assists and two steals.UCF's Jermaine Taylor scored a career-high 45 points ... he had 26 of the Knights' 30
second-half points.
Rice had a 20-point lead with 6:57 to play in the game (65-55 on a Trey Stanton three-pointer).
UCF later scored 16 unanswered points to cut Rice's lead to 67-66 with 1:20 to play. Rice turned the ball over on four straight possessions and a 10-point, 67-57 Rice lead went to one point.
UCF had a chance to take the lead after a missed Foster three-pointer but Connor Frizzelle took a pass out of Taylor's hands with 40 seconds to play. After a Rice
timeout, Foster made a layup with 13 seconds to play to give the Owls a 69-66 lead.
Rice had lost its last 17 Conference USA road games, including its first six this season, prior to the UCF win.
Rice plays host to crosstown Rival Houston Saturday at 3 p.m.
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