Charlotte 49ers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 71
69 - 71
Rice edges Charlotte 71-69
Taking a 36-31 lead into the break, Rice (6-13, 1-5) had to hold off Charlotte in the second half. Keith Washington hit four straight free throws in the final minute to keep Rice on top, 70-66, and then Max Guercy padded it by hitting a final penalty shots after Charlotte's Shawn Lester drained a 3-pointer.
Austin Ramljak contributed 13 points, while Guercy and Washington added 10 points apiece for the Owls, who shot 43 percent from the field and hit 12 of 24 from beyond the arc.
Charlotte (12-7, 3-3) outshot Rice from the field, 23 of 48, but landed just 4 of 16 from 3-point range.
Lester led the 49ers with 18 points, while Willie Clayton added 13 and 11 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Charlotte Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ben Cherry missed Jumper. | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Max Guercy made Free Throw. | 69 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 70 |
Statistics
CLT |
RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 22-51 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 19-23 | FT | 15-21 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,571 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,571 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |


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