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Rice 83, at East Carolina 77

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · Final · American Athletic

American Athletic 1 2 PTS

Rice Owls

13-18 · W1 · #223 (1200 ELO +28)

33 50 83

East Carolina Pirates

11-20 · L2 · #219 (1211 ELO -28)

33 44 77

Williams Arena (East Carolina) · Greenville, NC

Attendance: 4,107

Officials: Anthony Eades, Shaun Seales, Jerry Heater

Owls Outlast Pirates in High-Scoring AAC Contest

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a blistering offensive display from one player and a collective defensive stand from the other, the Rice Owls weathered a historic individual performance to secure an 83-77 victory over the East Carolina Pirates in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Williams Arena. The contest was overshadowed by a spectacular 37-point effort from East Carolina guard Jordan Riley, but it was Rice’s balanced scoring and crucial second-half adjustments that ultimately decided the outcome before an announced crowd of 4,107. The first half was a tightly contested affair that… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jordan Riley ECU 36m 37p 4r 1a 1b
Trae Broadnax RICE 31m 16p 10r 3a
Giovanni Emejuru ECU 36m 13p 6r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability ECU 70.5%

Spread ECU -1

Money Line ECU -125/RICE +105

Over/Under 141.5 (Over)