Rice Owls at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Thomas scores 21 as Charlotte defeats Rice 78-75
Thomas shot 6 for 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the 49ers (9-15, 2-9 American Athletic Conference). Nik Graves scored 19 points and added seven rebounds. Nika Metskhvarishvili went 4 of 9 from the field (1 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.
Trae Broadnax led the Owls (12-12, 3-8) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Denver Anglin added 10 points for Rice. Jacob Dar also had 10 points.
Metskhvarishvili scored nine points in the first half and Charlotte went into halftime trailing 41-35. Charlotte pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a four-point deficit and gave them the lead at 65-59 with 7:14 left in the half. Thomas scored 13 second-half points.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Caden Powell Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trae Broadnax missed Free Throw. | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Rice Timeout | 75 - 78 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 CLT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-44 | FG | 23-51 |
| 52.3 | Field Goal % | 45.1 |
| 10-19 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 52.6 | Three Point % | 46.4 |
| 19-26 | FT | 19-23 |
| 73.1 | Free Throw % | 82.6 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 3,388 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 13-2 | - | 23-5 |
| North Texas | 12-3 | 1 | 21-6 |
| UAB | 12-3 | 1 | 19-9 |
| Tulane | 10-5 | 3 | 16-12 |
| East Carolina | 8-7 | 5 | 16-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-7 | 5 | 15-13 |
| Wichita State | 7-8 | 6 | 17-11 |
| Temple | 7-9 | 6.5 | 15-14 |
| South Florida | 6-10 | 7.5 | 13-16 |
| Tulsa | 5-10 | 8 | 11-17 |
| UTSA | 4-11 | 9 | 10-17 |
| Rice | 4-12 | 9.5 | 13-16 |
| Charlotte | 3-12 | 10 | 10-18 |