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Texas-San Antonio 71, at Rice 80

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · Final · American Athletic

American Athletic 1 2 PTS

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners

5-25 · L5 · #308 (1010 ELO -8)

32 39 71

Rice Owls

13-18 · W1 · #223 (1200 ELO +8)

45 35 80

Tudor Fieldhouse · Houston, TX

Attendance: 1,299

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Michael Swoboda, Lucas Santos

Rice Outlasts Texas-San Antonio in American Athletic Conference Matchup

HOUSTON (Interstat) — On a Sunday afternoon to close the regular season, the Rice Owls leveraged a dominant first-half offensive display to secure an 80-71 victory over the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game at Tudor Fieldhouse. A crowd of 1,299 saw the Owls (13-18, 8-10 AAC) build a commanding 13-point halftime lead behind a torrent of three-point shooting and never relinquish control, despite a persistent second-half effort from the Roadrunners (5-25, 2-16). The win gave Rice a regular-season sweep after a 16-point victory in San Antonio in January. The most critical phase of the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Matheo Coffi UTSA 38m 12p 14r 2a 2b
Jalen Smith RICE 31m 25p 6r 2a
Nick Anderson RICE 23m 20p 3r 2a

Forecasting

ELO Probability RICE 82.9%

Spread RICE -11.5

Money Line RICE -700/UTSA +500

Over/Under 150 (Over)