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East Carolina Pirates at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
East Carolina Pirates
9-16, 3-6 Away
Final
85 - 75
Rice Owls
11-15, 7-7 Home

Riley, Gardner help East Carolina earn 85-75 victory over Rice

East Carolina Pirates vs. Rice Owls: Game Highlights

Riley added six rebounds and three steals for the Pirates (9-16, 4-8 American Conference). Gardner shot 6 for 9 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Giovanni Emejuru had 17 points and shot 5 of 6 from the field and 7 for 12 from the line.

Trae Broadnax led the way for the Owls (11-15, 5-8) with 27 points and four assists. Bodey Howell added 19 points. Andrew Akuchie finished with eight points and eight rebounds.

East Carolina took the lead with 12:10 left in the first half and did not trail again. Riley had nine points to help the Pirates to a 38-34 halftime lead. East Carolina used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 56-42 with 13:23 left.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 75
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 85 - 75
2nd 0:16 Cam Carroll makes free throw 2 of 2 85 - 75
2nd 0:16 Rice Deadball Team Rebound. 85 - 74
2nd 0:16 Cam Carroll misses free throw 1 of 2 85 - 74

Statistics

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29-54 FG 26-68
54 Field Goal % 38
8-17 3PT 9-34
47 Three Point % 26
19-26 FT 14-16
73 Free Throw % 88
34 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 17
25 Defensive Rebounds 19
14 Assists 13
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 8
8 Fast Break Points 11
32 Points in Paint 22
18 Fouls 18
16 Largest Lead 6
3 Lead Changes 3
83 Percent Led 12

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,789 | Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-8
Tulsa 13-5 2 27-7
Wichita State 13-5 2 23-11
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
Full Standings