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Rice 60, Marshall 59

Associated Press

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Lawrence Ghoram scored 18 points and Rice held off a late Marshall rally to defeat the Thundering Herd 60-59 on Wednesday in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament. The 10th-seeded Owls (10-21) also got 14 points from Connor Frizzelle and 12 from Rodney Foster, while shooting 40 percent from the field (20 of 50) in the game. Darryl Merthie led Marshall (15-17) with 14 points, while Shaquille Johnson added 13 -- 12 of them in the second half to key the Thundering H ...

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