With the result hanging in the balance, late-game miscues cost Rice basketball a shot at their second win in conference play. There was a lot to like from Rice basketball in the Owls’ most recent outing against UTEP. They held C-USA No. 2 scorer Bryson Williams to three points, kept the Miners to a woeful […]

Rice Basketball is nearly a month into conference play. The women are undefeated and the men have one just once. Both teams take on UTEP next. Time: 7:00 p.m. CT Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or subscribe here.) UTEP 11-8 […]

Big deficits have become the norm for Rice Basketball who failed to claw out from a double-digit hole on Monday, falling to North Texas. Things started out well for Rice basketball on the road against North Texas. The Owls scored the first two baskets, keeping the Mean Green within striking distance throughout the first half. […]

Rice Basketball is on the final leg of a three-game road trip, in need of a win when they visit North Texas for a Monday night contest. Time: 7:00 p.m. CT Venue: The Super Pit Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or subscribe here.) […]

For the first time this season, Southern Miss has won a Conference USA game thanks to an ineffective road showing by Rice Basketball. Rice basketball began the season with a 50 point drubbing on the road at Arkansas. Then they responded with four straight wins, including a come-from-behind 22-point bounce back on the road against […]

Rice Basketball is five games into conference play with the men 1-4 and the women 5-0. Both teams take on Southern Miss next. Here’s a preview of those games. Time: 2:00 p.m. CT Venue: Reed Green Coliseum Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or […]

Rice Women’s Basketball was without their star guard but still managed to blow past Louisiana Tech. The Owls are a perfect 5-0 in Conference USA play. Rice women’s basketball had won in a variety of ways on their way to a C-USA leading 24-game winning streak. They’d blown out countless teams and played close contests […]

Rice Basketball is four games into conference play with the men 1-3 and the women 4-0. Both teams take on Louisiana Tech next. Here’s a preview of those games. Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Venue: Thomas Assembly Center Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or […]

Rice Women’s Basketball seems to have returned to form, coasting through another Conference USA win, besting FIU on the road. When Rice women’s basketball blew out Marshall to start conference play, I asked the simple question: has Rice flipped the switch? Since then, Rice is 3-0 with victories by 8, 9 and now 21 points. […]

Rice Basketball is three games into conference play with the men 0-3 and the women 3-0. Each seeks a win on Saturday against FIU. Here’s a preview of both games. Time: 2:00 p.m. CT Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or […]

Rice Basketball overcame a 22-point deficit but faltered down the stretch, dropping their C-USA home opener to FAU to remain winless in conference play. Five missed shots to start the game proved to be a bad omen for a Rice basketball team that has grown all too accustomed to playing from behind. Rice has faced […]

Rice Basketball is two games into conference play with the men 0-2 and the women 2-0. Both face a new test on Thursday against FAU. Here’s a preview of both games. Time: 7:00 p.m. CT Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial […]

Rice Basketball came up short on a furious comeback attempt against Western Kentucky, falling to 0-2 in Conference USA play. The first five minutes of play at E.A. Diddle Arena couldn’t have gone much worse. Rice basketball missed five shots, turned the ball over four times and fell behind 9-0. Western Kentucky would extend the […]

Rice Basketball is in the midst of conference play. The men are 0-1 while the women are 1-0. Both take on WKU on Saturday with the women at home. Here’s a preview of both games. Time: 4:00 p.m. CT Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN3 WKU 8-5 (1-0), Last 5 (2-3) […]

Rice Women’s Basketball improved to .500 on the season with their first conference win, but something felt different in the Owls’ most recent victory. Uncertainty hung in the air around Rice Women’s Basketball as they tipped off against Marshall on Thursday night. On one hand, it was just another game, the next one on the […]

Rice Women’s Basketball got back on the right track with a dominant win over Marshall in their first Conference USA action of the season. From Nancy Mulkey’s opening lay up to the final buzzer, Rice women’s basketball looked completely in control of their conference opener against Marshall. The Owls had been all over the place […]

Rice Basketball starts conference play on Thursday with the men and women each taking on Marshall. The women are at home. Here’s a preview of both games. Radio: Stretch Internet Portal TV: ESPN+ Marshall 6-7 (0-0), Last 5 (4-1) 86-50 (W) vs Bluefield State 89-62 (W) at Morehead State 90-72 (W) vs Eastern Kentucky 88-80 […]

It’s been an up and down start to the Rice basketball season. Moe on the good, the bad and the path forward for the Owls this season. Rice basketball has secured a winning record in nonconference play for the first time in the Scott Pera era. In Pera’s first year, the Owls were 3-10 prior […]

2019 was an incredible year for Rice Athletics. It’s hard to boil down the success into a single list, but here are some of the most impactful moments of the year. 10. Baseball run-rules TCU at Shriner’s College Classic Baseball’s first season under Matt Bragga was filled with ups and downs. The absolute shellacking the […]

Rice Football earned their second straight win, upsetting North Texas at home in Week 13. Carter and Matthew break down the win and preview UTEP. A win on Senior Day made for positive vibes and an upbeat locker room this week. Rice football has their first winning streak under Mike Bloomgren and has their eyes […]

The blue and white-clad Rice basketball squad started red-hot, only to be cooled down by Quentin Grimes and the resilient Houston Cougars. The crowd was roaring from start to finish at Tudor Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. A fairly even mix of red and blue was hardly ever silent as cross-town rivals Rice basketball and Houston […]

Rice Women’s Basketball took No. 5 Texas A&M down to the wire, falling a single point short in front of a packed crowd at Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday. There was no trepidation in the Owls’ eyes when No. 5 Texas A&M took the court at Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday. Rice Women’s Basketball had missed the […]

A record-setting outing by Nancy Mulkey was not enough to stave off upset-minded SMU who were able to hand Rice Women’s Basketball their first loss. Nobody said it would be easy. After rolling through their first two opponents (Nicholls St and Little Rock), Rice Women’s Basketball hit the road to take on SMU. The Mustangs […]

Rice Basketball orchestrated an emphatic come-from-behind victory, stunning visiting Penn in dominant fashion on Saturday at Tudor Fieldhouse. Home court advantage took a while to kick in on Saturday, but when it did, the Owls soared. Rice basketball fell behind 9-0 before the offense woke up, the defense locked down and Penn assumed a deer-in-the-headlights […]

Rice Women’s Basketball cruised past Little Rock, an NCAA Tournament team last season, behind a big day from senior guard Erica Ogwumike. Little Rock and Rice Women’s Basketball are no strangers to each other. The two teams have met on the hardwood in now three consecutive seasons, with Rice completing the three-year, three-game sweep on […]