Rice Owls @ Charlotte 49ers
Harrison scores 15 as Charlotte beats Rice 80-70
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Damoni Harrison helped lead Charlotte over Rice on Friday night with 15 points off of the bench in an 80-70 victory.
Harrison shot 4 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the 49ers (13-9, 7-2 American Athletic Conference). Anton Bonke scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds. Dezayne Mingo shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Nick Anderson led the way for the Owls (9-13, 3-6) with 18 points. Rice also got 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Trae Broadnax. Jalen Smith had 11 points.
Charlotte took the lead for good with 4:24 to go in the first half. The score was 37-30 at halftime, with Ben Bradford racking up eight points. Charlotte went on a 13-1 run to make it a 66-49 lead with 7:08 left in the half. Harrison scored 10 second-half points.
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Game Information
Charlotte, NC
Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:Bharat Ramnanan
Referee:Michael Wallace
2025-26 Standings
| American 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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