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>
75 - 66
75 - 66
Evans scores 20 points, leads Rice over Old Dominion 75-66
Evans was 5 of 12 from the floor and made 10 of 12 free throws. Egor Koulechov added 17 points, and Andrew Drone and Marquez Letcher-Ellis chipped in 10 points apiece for Rice (9-16, 4-8 Conference USA).
Trey Freeman scored 27 points on 11-of-28 shooting to lead Old Dominion (14-11, 7-5), which had its four-game win streak snapped.
Rice led 39-31 at halftime and opened the second half on a 10-3 spurt to make it 49-34, and held a double-digit lead for nearly the rest of the way.
Freeman scored five straight points as part of a 9-4 surge to pull the Monarchs to 70-64 with 44 seconds left. The Owls made 5 of 6 free throws to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Aaron Bacote made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Freeman. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw. | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Zoran Talley. | 73 - 64 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 ODU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-43 | FG | 25-72 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 5-11 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 30-38 | FT | 10-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 31 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 28 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Chartway Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 7,075 | Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 7,075 | 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 |