23-7, 15-3 American

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
North Texas UNT	16	12	24	16	68
Rice RICE	6	15	18	17	56

Rice OwlsRiceRICE

14-16, 7-11 American

North Texas Mean Green @ Rice Owls

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:Scott Yarbrough

Referee:Bryan Brunette

Referee:Courtney Robinson

NCAA Division I

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Rice	17-1	-	29-6
East Carolina	14-4	3	22-10
South Florida	13-5	4	20-12
Tulsa	11-7	6	19-12
North Texas	11-7	6	19-14
UTSA	9-9	8	18-16
Temple	8-10	9	15-17
Charlotte	8-10	9	14-18
Florida Atlantic	7-11	10	14-18
Tulane	6-12	11	11-20
Wichita State	5-13	12	8-23
UAB	4-14	13	11-19
Memphis	4-14	13	10-21

Women's College Basketball News

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UCLA women's basketball feeling 'overlooked' after title run

UCLA begins its defense of its women's basketball national title with zero starters returning and only five players back, but coach Cori Close isn't concerned.

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Michigan women's basketball team is ready to "take the next step" after an Elite Eight run in 2025-26 and has its sights set on the Final Four.

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