TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Alex Singleton's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:31 remaining proved to be the game winner Saturday night, giving Tulsa a 28-24 victory at home over Rice.
Singleton had 18 carries for 63 yards and two scores, the most important coming in the final minutes against a Rice team in a free-fall now having lost five of their last six ball games.
Kicker Chris Boswell gave the Owls a 24-21 lead on his 35-yard field goal with 9:24 to go in the fourth quarter. The two teams traded possessions before Tulsa (7-1, 5-0 Conference USA) scored in the final minutes.
Ja'Terian Douglas had 17 carries for 169 yards and a touchdown, helping the Golden Hurricane record 436 yards of offense. Keyarris Garrett had three catches for 118 yards and a touchdown for Tulsa.
Taylor McHargue had 13 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown for Rice (2-6, 0-4) in the loss.
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| Scoring Summary |
| RICE | Sam McGuffie 12 yd blocked punt return (Chris Boswell kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 1 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| RICE | Taylor McHargue 20 yd run (Chris Boswell kick) |
| TULSA | Ja'Terian Douglas 28 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| RICE | Luke Willson 8 yd pass from Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell kick) |
| TULSA | Keyarris Garrett 28 yd pass from Kalen Henderson (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| RICE | Chris Boswell 35 yd FG |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 1 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| RICE | TULSA | |
| First Downs | 21 | 16 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-21 | 3-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 87-393 | 66-436 |
| Rushes-Yds | 52-246 | 43-235 |
| Passing Yds | 147 | 201 |
| Kick Return Yds | 42 | 21 |
| Punt Return Yds | 33 | 11 |
| Passes | 15-35-1 | 8-23-1 |
| Punts | 7-272 | 8-287 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-50 | 5-50 |
| Time of Poss. | 35:23 | 24:37 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| RICE: Luke Turner 15-102, Taylor McHargue 13-57, Turner Petersen 12-45, Charles Ross 11-35, Sam McGuffie 1-7 |
| TULSA: Ja'Terian Douglas 17-169, Alex Singleton 18-63, Kalen Henderson 2-6, Zack Langer 2-4, Michael Sorrells 1-0, Team 3--7 |
| PASSING |
| RICE: Taylor McHargue 15-35-147-1 |
| TULSA: Kalen Henderson 8-23-201-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| RICE: Sam McGuffie 8-62, Jordan Taylor 3-43, Turner Petersen 2-33, Luke Willson 2-9 |
| TULSA: Keyarris Garrett 3-118, Jordan James 2-33, Willie Carter 2-17, Thomas Roberson 1-33 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Rice | 3rd Conference USA West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Tulsa | 1st Conference USA West | 8-1 | 11-3 |
