Houston Edges Rice, 62-61
11/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov 30, 2001
HOUSTON (AP) - Dominic Smith hit a 3-pointer with 1 second left, and Houston beat Rice 62-61 on Thursday night.
Smith, who was the leading scorer with 23 points, made 5 of 9 3-pointers. Patrick Okafor, Louis Truscott and George Williams also scored in the double-digits for Houston (2-2) with 11 points each.
Omar-Seli Mance lead the Owls (2-3) with 17 points. Michael Harris had 15 points and Jason McKrieth had 13.
The Cougars led Rice 30-29 at the half.