NCAAB

North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-13, 5-5 Away
Final
71 - 55
11-20, 6-10 Home

Edwards scores 21 as North Texas defeats Rice 71-55

Edwards also contributed five rebounds for the Mean Green (17-13, 10-8 American Athletic Conference). Rubin Jones scored 14 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Aaron Scott went 5 of 10 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

The Owls (11-20, 5-13) were led in scoring by Travis Evee, who finished with 21 points and two steals. Max Fiedler added 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Rice. Mekhi Mason also had nine points and six rebounds.

C.J. Noland scored nine points in the first half and North Texas went into halftime trailing 36-31. Edwards' 16-point second half helped North Texas close out the 16-point victory.

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Matchup Prediction

Rice: 30.2%
North Texas: 69.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 55
2nd 0:15 Jason Edwards made Three Point Jumper. 71 - 55
2nd 0:32 North Texas Timeout 68 - 55
2nd 0:39 Rubin Jones Defensive Rebound. 68 - 55

Statistics

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26-53 FG 19-51
49.1 Field Goal % 37.3
10-22 3PT 6-21
45.5 Three Point % 28.6
9-16 FT 11-15
56.3 Free Throw % 73.3
33 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 9
8 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 8
7 Fast Break Points 3
26 Points in Paint 20
16 Fouls 13
16 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,937 | Capacity:

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Carolina 0-0 - 3-0
North Texas 0-0 - 3-0
Temple 0-0 - 3-0
Tulane 0-0 - 3-0
Tulsa 0-0 - 3-0
Wichita State 0-0 - 3-0
Memphis 0-0 - 2-0
Charlotte 0-0 - 2-1
Florida Atlantic 0-0 - 2-1
Rice 0-0 - 2-1
UAB 0-0 - 2-1
UTSA 0-0 - 1-1
South Florida 0-0 - 1-2
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