Old Dominion Monarchs at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 67
74 - 67
Old Dominion beats Rice 74-67
The Monarchs (19-12, 12-6 Conference USA) continue to the tournament on March 9.
Freeman was 11 of 28 from the field including 7 of 14 from 3-point range and hit all four of his free throws. Aaron Bacote added 14 points, Brandan Stith had eight points and 10 rebounds and Denzell Taylor led the team with 12 rebounds.
The Monarchs led by double digits through most of the second half with Rice cutting the lead to 64-61 on a pair of Marcus Evans free throws with 2:03 to play. Freeman sank his seventh 3-pointer for a 67-61 lead with 1:01 remaining and Jordan Baker's 3-point play made it 70-63 with 41 seconds left, sealing the win.
Evans scored 28 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Owls (12-19, 7-11).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus Evans made Layup. | 74 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Trey Freeman made Free Throw. | 74 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Trey Freeman made Free Throw. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Foul on Max Guercy. | 72 - 65 |
Statistics
 ODU |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-64 | FG | 22-46 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-11 | FT | 18-22 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,418 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,418 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |