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Rice 80, at Temple 74

Sunday, March 1, 2026 · Final · American Athletic

American Athletic 1 2 PTS

Rice Owls

13-18 · W1 · #223 (1200 ELO +33)

35 45 80

Temple Owls

16-15 · L2 · #161 (1308 ELO -33)

36 38 74

Liacouras Center · Philadelphia, PA

Attendance: 2,684

Officials: Bill Covington, Sean Casady, Landon Brandes

Rice Edges Temple in AAC Showdown

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — In a matchup of American Athletic Conference Owls, the visiting Rice squad from Houston used a decisive second-half surge to secure an 80-74 victory over Temple on Sunday at Liacouras Center, avenging a narrow home loss from just over a month ago. Rice, which entered the contest as a significant underdog according to national projections, improved to 12-17 overall. Temple fell to 15-13. An announced crowd of 2,684 saw the game. The contest was a tale of two halves, with the outcome ultimately decided by Rice’s superior offensive execution and a critical stretch of defensive pressure after… Read more...

Top Statlines

Nick Anderson RICE 34m 21p 6r 3a
Aiden Tobiason TEMP 35m 20p 3r 1a
Derrian Ford TEMP 36m 20p 3r

Forecasting

ELO Probability TEMP 82.3%

Spread TEMP -7.5

Money Line TEMP -320/RICE +260

Over/Under 143.5 (Over)