North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wright, Sissoko lead North Texas over Rice 67-61
Wright shot 5 for 14 (5 for 12 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green (18-6, 9-3 American Athletic Conference). Brenen Lorient finished 5 of 8 from the field to add 11 points. Grant Newell shot 3 of 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds.
The Owls (12-13, 3-9) were led in scoring by Jacob Dar, who finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Caden Powell added 10 points for Rice. Andrew Akuchie also had nine points.
Up next for North Texas is a Wednesday matchup with Tulsa at home, and Rice visits Tulane on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Rice: 28.8%
North Texas: 71.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Johnathan Massie Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Atin Wright Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 61 |
Statistics
 UNT |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 22-50 |
| 43.6 | Field Goal % | 44.0 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 10-14 | FT | 12-23 |
| 71.4 | Free Throw % | 52.2 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,617 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,617 | 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 |