14-13, 7-7 American

Final

	1	2	T
East Carolina ECU	27	25	52
Rice RICE	29	41	70

Rice OwlsRiceRICE

11-16, 5-9 American

East Carolina Pirates @ Rice Owls

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Garrick Shannon

Referee:Bharat Ramnanan

Referee:Robert Felder

NCAA Division I

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	15-3	-	25-9
Tulsa	13-5	2	30-8
Wichita State	13-5	2	24-12
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

Men's College Basketball News

Men's college basketball 2026-27 preseason top 25 rankings

Florida remains No. 1 whether or not Denzel Aberdeen can play. Other teams with eligibility questions aren't as lucky.

Five-star center Wabbington picks Indiana over Arizona, Illinois

Darius Wabbington, a 6-foot-10 center ranked No. 9 in the SC Next 100 for the class of 2027, has committed to Indiana.

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How top 2027 men's basketball recruits fit with their new programs

How these top commits from the SC Next class of 2027 will impact college programs in 2027-28.

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