Rice Owls vs Eastern Illinois Panthers
HAWKEYE CHALLENGE
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 25 | 24 | 49 |
RICE | 27 | 28 | 55 |
55
1-4
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
Mike RobinsonM. Robinson |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | 0-9 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
49 | 16-48 | 4-13 | 13-17 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 17 | |
33% | 31% | 76% |
Rice Owls
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | 20 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | 10 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
55 | 18-45 | 7-20 | 12-17 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 18 | |
40% | 35% | 71% |
Game Information
Iowa City, IA


2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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