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HOUSTON, Texas – Middle Tennessee escaped in a high-scoring affair at Rice Thursday night, downing the Owls 80-77 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
The Blue Raiders took a six-point lead with under a minute remaining, but things got tense as Rice was able to cut it to one on their home floor before time ran out.
MT shot 50 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from three. The Raiders had 21 assists on the night to just nine turnovers and forced 14 Rice turnovers.
"This was a really good road win for us," Davis added.