Charlotte 49ers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 76
77 - 76
Charlotte edges past Rice for 77-76 win
Trailing by four with 36 seconds left, Charlotte (13-16, 6-10 Conference USA) got a 3-pointer from Pierria Henry to trim it to 76-75. Braxton Ogbueze then got a steal at the other end, setting up William's winning jumper with nine seconds to go.
Rice's Seth Gearhart missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Mike Thorne Jr. and Torin Dorn scored 19 apiece for Charlotte, which hit 30 of 60 from the field and controlled the boards 37-31. Thorne and Dorn also had eight rebounds apiece.
Rice (10-18, 7-9) retook the lead midway through the second half during a 13-0 run that made it 57-50, but couldn't repel the late Charlotte surge.
Marcus Jackson led Rice with 21 points, Bishop Mency added 20 and Gearhart 16.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Pierria Henry Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Seth Gearhart missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Terrence Williams made Jumper. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Charlotte Timeout | 75 - 76 |
Statistics
CLT |
RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 24-51 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-19 | FT | 18-28 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
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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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