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Rice 58, at North Texas 62

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · Final · American Athletic

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Rice Owls

13-18 · W1 · #223 (1200 ELO -4)

33 25 58

North Texas Mean Green

19-14 · L1 · #100 (1461 ELO +4)

23 39 62

North Texas Coliseum · Denton, TX

Attendance: 2,775

Officials: Mike Nance, Todd Austin, Doug Shows

North Texas Rallies From Halftime Deficit to Edge Rice

DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive struggle defined by missed opportunities and a dramatic second-half reversal, North Texas rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to edge Rice 62-58 in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at North Texas Coliseum. A crowd of 2,775 watched the Mean Green, held to a season-low 23 points in the first half, explode for 39 after the break to complete the comeback and sweep the season series after a double-overtime loss in Houston a month prior. The game’s pivotal shift came not with a single shot, but with a sustained… Read more...

Top Statlines

Je'Shawn Stevenson UNT 34m 15p 5r 1a
Josiah Shackleford UNT 20m 11p 10r 1a 1b
David Terrell UNT 34m 15p 5r 6a

Forecasting

ELO Probability UNT 88.9%

Spread UNT -7.5

Money Line UNT -360/RICE +290

Over/Under 140.5 (Under)