NCAAB

Charlotte 49ers at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Charlotte 49ers
13-8, 3-6 Away
Final
63 - 65
Rice Owls
15-5, 10-2 Home

Olivari and Rice defeat Charlotte 65-63

Aly Khalifa's 3-pointer for Charlotte tied the game at 63-all with 13 seconds left.

Mekhi Mason added 15 points for Rice (15-5, 6-3 Conference USA). Cameron Sheffield was 4 of 5 from the field to finish with nine points.

Lu'Cye Patterson led the 49ers (13-8, 4-6) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, five assists and three steals. Khalifa added 13 points and Igor Milicic Jr. had 10.

Mason scored seven points in the first half and Rice went into the break trailing 28-27. Olivari scored 20 points in the second half for Rice, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.

NEXT UP

Rice's next game is Saturday against UAB at home. Charlotte hosts Florida International on Thursday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 63 - 65
2nd 0:02 Max Fiedler Steal. 63 - 65
2nd 0:02 Lu'Cye Patterson Turnover. 63 - 65
2nd 0:02 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 63 - 65

Statistics

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27-58 FG 23-49
47 Field Goal % 47
7-21 3PT 8-23
33 Three Point % 35
2-3 FT 11-14
67 Free Throw % 79
34 Rebounds 26
9 Offensive Rebounds 4
25 Defensive Rebounds 22
13 Assists 11
7 Steals 7
2 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 7
36 Points in Paint 24
15 Fouls 10
4 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,665 | Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 29-7
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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