Box Score
Final Game Book

HOUSTON (SMU)- Despite Chantae Embry's second double-double of the season, the SMU women's basketball team fell to Rice 69-60 on Wednesday night in Tudor Fieldhouse.

Embry logged 11 points to go with her 10 rebounds. Tiara Young's 18 led SMU (10-11; 4-6 American Athletic Conference). The graduate guard grabbed seven rebounds, passed out six assists, and blocked two shots. Reagan Bradley finished with 12 points, two rebounds, an assist and one steal, and Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored 12 points, and grabbed seven boards. 

Maya Chandler scored two points and grabbed as many rebounds, and freshman Aaliyah Henderson scored three points and grabbed three rebounds. TK Pitts tallied two points and chipped in a rebound and a steal. 

The Owls started the fourth on a 10-1 run to regain their lead. SMU battled back, but seven unanswered from Rice extended the Owls lead to 11 with a minute and a half left to play. Rice made five field goals in a row to take a six point lead late in the third. The Mustangs countered with two and one layups, one from Henderson and one from Young, that started an 8-0 run to give SMU a 50-48 lead heading to the fourth.  

An Embry triple sparked six unanswered, putting the Mustangs ahead by four with 1:25 to play in the second quarter. Young finished a layup at the buzzer to send SMU into the half with a 34-30 lead. Rice hit a last-second three-pointer to end the first with a 17-15 lead despite eight points from Abdur-Rahim.

NEXT GAME
vs. Memphis– Saturday, Feb. 3– 2 p.m. CT- Moody Coliseum
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NOTES

• Starters vs Rice: #13 Reagan Bradley, #1 Tiara Young, #10 Maya Chandler, #33 Chantae Embry, #23 Amirah Abdur-Rahim
• Third time with this starting lineup, 2-1 record with this lineup
• SMU blocked more shots than its opponent for the 11^th game this season
• SMU scored more fast break points than its opponent for the 10^th time this season
• SMU scored more points in the paint than its opponent for the 13^th time this season
• SMU scored more second-chance points than its opponent for the eighth time this season
• Four Mustangs scored in double figures for the fifth time this season

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday was the 74^th meeting between the two programs. SMU trails the all-time series 37-36

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Chantae Embry (#33, Jr., F)

• 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
• Scored double-digit points for the 10^th time this season and fourth game in a row
• Second double-double of the season
• Second double-digit rebound game of the season
• Grabbed five plus rebounds for the eighth time this season

Tiara Young (#1 Gr., G)

• 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal
• Scored double-digit points for the 19^th time in 21 games. Averages 18.4 points per game (4^th AAC)
• Grabbed five plus rebounds for the 14^th time this year
• Went 7-11 from the free throw line. Entered the night with the fourth most free throw attempts in the nation (137), and had 98 points from the charity stripe entering the night (2^nd AAC, 13^th NCAA)
• Tied career-high two blocks
• Passed out five plus assists for the third time this season

Reagan Bradley (#13, Gr., G)

• 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
• Made her 106^th start at SMU
• Scored double-digit points for the 12^th time this season
• Scored 12 plus points for the seventh time in nine games

Amirah Abdur-Rahim (#23, Sr., F)

• 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
• Scored double-digit points for the 13^th time this season