Houston Christian Huskies @ Rice Owls

Rice hosts Houston Christian in season opener

Updated: Nov 1, 2027, 03:43 am

Houston Christian Huskies at Rice Owls

Houston; Monday, 9:25 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rice starts the season at home against Houston Christian.

Rice finished 29-6 overall with a 15-1 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Owls averaged 7.4 steals, 3.5 blocks and 12.9 turnovers per game last season.

Houston Christian finished 6-16 in Southland games and 3-13 on the road last season. The Huskies averaged 12.0 assists per game on 21.4 made field goals last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Game Information

Houston, TX

NCAA Division I

Southland Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
McNeese	21-1	-	29-6
Lamar	17-5	4	20-11
Stephen F. Austin	16-6	5	25-10
UT Rio Grande Valley	16-6	5	21-14
Northwestern State	14-8	7	18-14
Incarnate Word	11-11	10	13-17
Nicholls	10-12	11	15-16
East Texas A&M	9-13	12	13-17
Houston Christian	6-16	15	8-21
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	5-17	16	6-23
SE Louisiana	4-18	17	5-24
LSU New Orleans	3-19	18	3-27

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Rice	17-1	-	29-6
East Carolina	14-4	3	22-10
South Florida	13-5	4	20-12
Tulsa	11-7	6	19-12
North Texas	11-7	6	19-14
UTSA	9-9	8	18-16
Temple	8-10	9	15-17
Charlotte	8-10	9	14-18
Florida Atlantic	7-11	10	14-18
Tulane	6-12	11	11-20
Wichita State	5-13	12	8-23
UAB	4-14	13	11-19
Memphis	4-14	13	10-21

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