Rice Owls at Old Dominion Monarchs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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51 - 55
51 - 55
Old Dominion wins 55-51 comeback over Rice
ODU (13-14, 7-5 Conference USA) trailed 49-42 with 6:49 to play and scored eight straight points over the next four minutes to take the lead at 50-49.
Max Guercy put Rice (7-18, 2-10) back in front with a pair of free throws with 2:21 left, and ODU answered with five more points to close the game on a 13-2 run.
Aaron Bacote had 13 points and Keenan Palmore added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Monarchs.
Sean Obi had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Max Guercy had 10 points for the Owls.
Rice used a 10-0 run to pull ahead early in the second half and extended its lead to 49-42, but shot 0 for 7 from the field to finish the game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Richard Ross Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Austin Ramljak missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Aaron Bacote made Free Throw. | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Aaron Bacote missed Free Throw. | 51 - 54 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 ODU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-46 | FG | 21-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 3-22 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 12-18 | FT | 10-17 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 19 | Points in Paint | 33 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Chartway Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 5,409 | Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 5,409 | 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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |