NCAAB

Rice Owls at North Texas Mean Green

· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
Rice Owls
12-19, 4-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 54
North Texas Mean Green
14-17, 11-6 Home

Rice advances with 82-54 win over North Texas

Seth Gearhart, Max Guercy and Van Green added 10 points apiece for Rice (12-19), which controlled the boards 46-33 and held North Texas to just 28.8 percent shooting. Jackson hit 10 of 14 from the field and sank all four of his free throws.

Leading by nine at the break, the Owls opened the second half with a 9-0 burst capped by Green's 3-pointer to make it 47-30 and held a double-digit advantage the rest of the way. The win avenged an opening round overtime loss to North Texas in last year's tournament.

Jeremy Combs led North Texas (14-17) with 16 points and 15 rebounds, while DeAndre Harris added 12 points.

Rice plays top-seeded Louisiana Tech in Thursday's quarterfinal.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 54
2nd 0:03 Bishop Mency made Free Throw. 82 - 54
2nd 0:03 Bishop Mency made Free Throw. 81 - 54
2nd 0:03 Foul on Jeremy Combs. 80 - 54
2nd 0:20 Jordan Reed Defensive Rebound. 80 - 54

Statistics

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29-62 FG 17-59
47 Field Goal % 29
11-28 3PT 4-21
39 Three Point % 19
13-14 FT 16-24
93 Free Throw % 67
46 Rebounds 33
15 Offensive Rebounds 14
31 Defensive Rebounds 19
17 Assists 6
6 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 0
30 Points in Paint 18
21 Fouls 16

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 4,695 | 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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