Who’s Playing
Rice @ Charlotte
Regular Season Records: Rice 15-15; Charlotte 17-13
What to Know
The Charlotte 49ers and the Rice Owls are set to clash at 6:30 p.m. ET March 9 at Ford Center at The Star in the second round of the Conference USA Conference Tourney. Charlotte will be strutting in after a victory while the Owls will be stumbling in from a loss.
This past Saturday, the 49ers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 70-67.
Meanwhile, the contest between Rice and the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners this past Saturday was not a total blowout, but with Rice falling 82-71 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one.
Two defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Charlotte has allowed their opponents to shoot 45.90{2236154dad3e2e5e52232f44259786ad55fa1ad43d7c7f04baaefdced4afc2cb} from the floor on average, which is the 40th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. Rice has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 46th worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 74.2 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
When: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ETWhere: Ford Center at The Star — Frisco, TexasTV: ESPN PlusFollow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Rice have won six out of their last 11 games against Charlotte.
Jan 22, 2022 – Charlotte 67 vs. Rice 64Feb 15, 2020 – Rice 70 vs. Charlotte 54Mar 09, 2019 – Charlotte 78 vs. Rice 70Mar 06, 2019 – Rice 79 vs. Charlotte 70Jan 31, 2019 – Rice 65 vs. Charlotte 61Jan 06, 2018 – Rice 73 vs. Charlotte 64Jan 28, 2017 – Rice 84 vs. Charlotte 67Jan 02, 2017 – Rice 89 vs. Charlotte 70Mar 09, 2016 – Charlotte 79 vs. Rice 69Mar 03, 2016 – Charlotte 88 vs. Rice 75Feb 11, 2016 – Charlotte 102 vs. Rice 73
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