American Athletic Conference Championship - 1st Round

11-21, 3-15 American

Final

	1	2	T
Charlotte CLT	23	41	64
Rice RICE	34	27	61

Rice OwlsRiceRICE

13-19, 4-14 American

Rice Owls vs Charlotte 49ers

Game Information

Denton, TX

Referee:Rob Rorke

Referee:Mike Nance

Referee:Michael Wallace

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

LSU coach Will Wade refuses to discuss RJ Luis Jr.'s eligibility status

LSU coach Will Wade declined to take questions Thursday on the status of RJ Luis Jr., who a day earlier won a temporary restraining order opening the door to play for the Tigers.

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Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen basketball players eligible as season looms

The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Thursday that will keep the two dozen players involved in an eligibility case in that state available to play for teams across the country, with the start of college basketball season beginning next week.

Reese Alston, prized PG recruit and son of streetball legend, commits to LSU

Five-star point guard Reese Alston announced he has committed to LSU, giving Tigers coach Will Wade his third top-25 recruit in the 2027 class.

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