The Rice Owls defeated the Tulane Green Wave in a thrilling game, overcoming a halftime deficit to win 82-79. The Owls dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 33 points and shooting 74% from the field. Rice's Malia Fisher and Dominique Ennis combined for 39 points, while Tulane's Amira Mabry led with 21 points.
The game was close going into the fourth quarter, ashad a 46-39 lead. But the Owls went off in the fourth quarter, scoring 33 points and finishing the game on a run in which they made 10 of their last 12 field goals.
Before that, Tulane had control of the game. In fact, the Green Wave led at halftime, 28-20, after Rice only scored five points in the second quarter. Tulane led for more than 31 minutes of the game and by as much as 11 points. The Owls also got plenty of second chances, as they outrebounded the Green Wave, 46-31, but it only led to 11 second-chance points. Rice committed 23 turnovers to Tulane’s 17, but the Green Wave only turned those mistakes into 14 points.
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