Charlotte 49ers @ Rice Owls

7-8, 0-2 American

Final

	1	2	T
Charlotte CLT	25	30	55
Rice RICE	31	37	68

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11-4, 2-0 American

Rice wins 68-55 over Charlotte

Jan 4, 2025, 04:43 pm

HOUSTON -- — Kellen Amos' 12 points helped Rice defeat Charlotte 68-55 on Saturday.

Amos also contributed five rebounds for the Owls (11-4, 2-0 American Athletic Conference). Trae Broadnax scored 10 points while shooting 3 of 6 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line and added seven rebounds. Jimmy Oladokun Jr. finished witheight points, while adding nine rebounds and Andrew Akuchie scored eight.

Nik Graves led the 49ers (7-8, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and 11 rebounds.

NEXT UP

Both teams play again on Wednesday. Rice visits North Texas and Charlotte hosts Florida Atlantic.

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Game Information

Houston, TX

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Referee:Landon Brandes

Referee:Shaun Seales

Referee:Erroll Lewis

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

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