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Recap - Florida Atlantic Defeats Rice 90-81
Florida Atlantic got 19 points from Vladislav Goldin as they ran past Rice 90-81 on Thursday at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
Bettors who backed Florida Atlantic were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -14.0.
Alijah Martin had 16 points for Florida Atlantic and Johnell Davis chipped in with 16 points. Nick Boyd had 3 assists for them, while Vladislav Goldin was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Rice got 27 points from Quincy Olivari in a losing cause and another 25 points from Travis Evee. Max Fiedler contributed 4 assists for them, while Mekhi Mason had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Florida Atlantic were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
The rebound battle favored Florida Atlantic as they grabbed 35 boards, while Rice only had 23
Next game, Florida Atlantic takes its act home to face Louisiana Tech looking for another win. For Rice, they head on the road to face Florida International.