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Houston Defeats Rice 97-89 - Recap
Houston got 32 points from Quentin Grimes en route to a 97-89 victory over Rice on Tuesday at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Houston earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -12.5-point spread.
Nate Hinton had 15 points for Houston and Marcus Sasser chipped in with 15 points. Quentin Grimes had 5 assists for them, while Fabian White Jr. was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Rice got 23 points from Robert Martin in a losing cause and another 16 points from Ako Adams. Payton Moore contributed 3 assists for them, while Max Fiedler had 7 rebounds.
Houston trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.
Houston won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-28.
Houston heads into a battle against Oregon. Rice, meanwhile, will have their next action against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.