Rice Owls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice defeats East Carolina 83-77
Smith went 8 of 16 from the field (5 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Owls (9-12, 3-5 American Athletic Conference). Nick Anderson scored 19 points, shooting 7 for 11, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. Trae Broadnax shot 6 for 11 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding 10 rebounds.
Joran Riley led the way for the Pirates (6-15, 1-7) with 37 points, Demitri Gardner added 16 points, and Giovanni Emejuru had 13 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Cam Carroll put up eight points in the first half for Rice, who went into the break tied 33-33 with East Carolina. Eternity Eguagie scored Rice's last six points as they finished off a six-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 83 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jordan Riley misses 27-foot three point jumper | 83 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | East Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 83 - 77 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 25-60 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 15-25 | FT | 23-26 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 95 | Percent Led | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,107 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 6-2 | - | 18-3 |
| South Florida | 6-2 | - | 14-7 |
| Charlotte | 6-2 | - | 12-9 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-3 | 0.5 | 14-8 |
| Wichita State | 5-3 | 1 | 13-8 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 1 | 13-8 |
| Memphis | 5-3 | 1 | 10-10 |
| UAB | 4-4 | 2 | 13-8 |
| North Texas | 3-5 | 3 | 12-9 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 3 | 12-9 |
| Rice | 3-5 | 3 | 9-12 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 5 | 6-15 |
| UTSA | 0-9 | 6.5 | 4-17 |