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Rice Defeats Prairie View 31-28 - Recap

Emmanuel Esukpa tore up the turf for 173 rushing yards on Saturday to lead the Owls to a 31-28 win over the Panthers at Rice Stadium.

The Owls won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -22.0-point spread. OVER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an OVER play.

Emmanuel Esukpa rushed for 173 yards, while Austin Walter added 83 yards in the win. Austin Trammell and Jaeger Bull added 37 and 18 receiving yards respectively.

Dawonya Tucker rushed for 73 yards for Prairie View, while Jalen Morton added 53 yards. Jalen Morton threw for 244 yards for the Panthers, while receivers Tristen Wallace and Jeffery Rector had 147 and 38 yards respectively.

Rice outgained Prairie View 397-384 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 22-18 by the Owls.

Rice led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 39:39-20:21 split in that important category.

Rice heads into a Week 1 battle against Houston. Prairie View, meanwhile, will have their next action against UNLV.