Rice ends seven-game skid beating Charlotte 73-64
HOUSTON -- Ako Adams finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Rice ended a seven-game losing streak and beat Charlotte 73-64 on Saturday.
Charlotte missed 7 of 9 shots from the field in the final 6 1/2 minutes and the Owls ended the game with a 16-8 run. Malik Osborne made all four of his free throws and Connor Shaw made a pair in the last 50 seconds.
Osborne scored 18 points and shot 9 of 11 from the free-throw line.
Rice led 40-37 at halftime and Adams made a pair of 3-pointers to extend the lead to 46-39. Jon Davis ended a 10-2 run with a 3-pointer and two free throws with 13:14 to go and Charlotte led 49-48.
Osborne later broke a 54-all tie with a free throw followed by a layup and Rice (4-13, 1/3 Conference USA) led the rest of the way.
Andrien White had 18 points for Charlotte (5-9, 1-2) and Najee Garven scored 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jose Carrion
- Kelly Davis
- Duke Edsall
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 5-1 | - | 14-4 |
| UAB | 5-1 | - | 12-7 |
| Memphis | 4-1 | 0.5 | 14-4 |
| Temple | 4-2 | 1 | 12-7 |
| Tulane | 4-2 | 1 | 10-9 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-3 | 2 | 10-9 |
| South Florida | 3-3 | 2 | 10-9 |
| East Carolina | 3-4 | 2.5 | 11-9 |
| Rice | 2-4 | 3 | 11-8 |
| UTSA | 2-4 | 3 | 8-10 |
| Tulsa | 2-4 | 3 | 8-11 |
| Wichita State | 1-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
| Charlotte | 1-6 | 4.5 | 8-12 |
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