
Rice Owls at North Texas Mean Green
· NCAA Men's BasketballWright scores 21 as North Texas takes down Rice 81-59
Wright shot 7 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Brenen Lorient added 19 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Grant Newell shot 3 for 4, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.
The Owls (11-5, 2-1) were led by Caden Powell, who recorded 12 points. Trae Broadnax added 11 points and four assists for Rice. Jacob Dar had 10 points.
North Texas took the lead with 8:20 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 42-28 at halftime, with Wright racking up 21 points. North Texas pulled away with a 10-2 run in the second half to extend a 10-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Rice by eight points in the final half, as Lorient led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
North Texas' next game is Tuesday against East Carolina on the road, and Rice hosts Temple on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 81 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 81 |
2nd 0:15 | Grayson Allo Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 81 |
2nd 0:16 | Emory Lanier missed Free Throw. | 59 - 81 |
2nd 0:16 | Emory Lanier made Free Throw. | 59 - 81 |
Statistics
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20-53 | FG | 27-49 |
37.7 | Field Goal % | 55.1 |
6-19 | 3PT | 11-20 |
31.6 | Three Point % | 55.0 |
13-18 | FT | 16-17 |
72.2 | Free Throw % | 94.1 |
29 | Rebounds | 31 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
9 | Assists | 10 |
2 | Steals | 6 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
7 | Turnovers | 4 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Denton, TX
Attendance: 2,836 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |