Rice Owls at Old Dominion Monarchs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 63
53 - 63
Old Dominion gets past Rice 63-53
Bacote came on strong in the second half, pouring in 20 of his total points after the break and finishing 8 of 10 from the floor while sinking all but one of his six free throws. Jonathan Arledge added 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Old Dominion (14-2, 3-1 Conference USA), which shot 48 percent on 42 attempts from the field and controlled the boards 38-23.
Tied at 19 midway through the first half, the Monarchs pulled away with an 8-2 burst sparked by a bucket from Richard Ross to take a 27-21 advantage into the break. The lead stretched to double digits with 10:57 left when Bacote sank a layup to make it 46-36.
Marcus Jackson led Rice (4-11, 1-3) with 15 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Seth Gearhart made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Jackson. | 53 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Bishop Mency Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Deion Clark missed Free Throw. | 51 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Deion Clark made Free Throw. | 51 - 63 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 ODU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 20-42 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 6-11 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 3-6 | FT | 17-24 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 25 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Chartway Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 7,457 | Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 7,457 | 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 |