Frizzelle Drops the Dagger on Tulane
Trailing on the road by 2 in New Orleans Saturday night with only a couple seconds left on the clock, Rice needed something very good to happen.
What they got was something great.
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With only 2.1 seconds left to play, Owl senior Guard Connor Frizzelle took an in-bounds pass and though guarded heavily dropped a 3-pt hammer on Tulane to give Rice a 50-49 win as time expired. After officials reviewed the floor to make sure Frizzelle's foot wasn't on the 3-pt regulation line, the win was confirmed.
The last play was also set up by Frizzelle, who with 3.9 seconds left had gone to the line to shoot a 1-and-1. The senior calmly sank the first, then intentionally missed the second. Freshman Ahmad Ibrahim inbounded the pass to Frizzelle for the game's most important assist.
After losing 3 in a row to Texas, TCU, and a heartbreaker to Marshall; tonight's win gives the Owls their 2nd win in a row - both of them conference victories, both on the road.
The Owls return home to Tudor Fieldhouse for their next game when they host UAB next Wednesday night at 7:00.
Rice pushed their record to 11-7 overall, and 2-1 in CUSA play with tonight's win.
Game Notes
- Starters for the game against Tulane were Kuipers, Kazemi, Frizzelle, Ennis, and Ibrahim.
- Tamir Jackson scored his 1,000th point as a Rice Owl. He played 21 minutes off the bench scoring 5 points.
- Arsalan Kazemi led Rice in scoring and of course rebounds. His 12 points and 14 points gave him yet another double-double and marked the second consecutive game in which he led the team in scoring and rebounding.
- Rice led at the half 25-18. They won the game despite shooting only 28.6% from the field.
- Freshman Dylan Ennis had only 1 turnover while starting the game and playing 37 minutes. He led the team with 4 assists and added 6 points.
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