Rice, UTSA and Tulsa all picked up wins in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday, February 24.
Saturday, February 24
Rice 70, East Carolina 52 - Box Score
HOUSTON (AP) Travis Evee's 34 points led Rice over East Carolina 70-52 on Saturday.
Evee also contributed six rebounds for the Owls (11-16, 5-9 American Athletic Conference). Keanu Dawes went 6 of 8 from the field to add 14 points. Mekhi Mason had 10 points and shot 3 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line.
RJ Felton led the way for the Pirates (14-13, 7-7) with 15 points, six rebounds and two steals. Jaden Walker added seven points and six rebounds for East Carolina. In addition, Brandon Johnson had six points and seven rebounds.
UTSA 64, North Texas 62 - Box Score
DENTON, Texas (AP) Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 21 points off the bench to lead UTSA over North Texas 64-62 on Saturday night.
Ivy-Curry added eight rebounds and three steals for the Roadrunners (9-19, 3-12 American Athletic Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Carlton Linguard had 13 points and sank a go-ahead layup with 1:49 left to play to give UTSA the lead for good. He added six rebounds and blocked three shots. Dre Fuller Jr. made three 3-pointers and scored 12.
Jason Edwards led the way for the Mean Green (14-12, 7-7) with 15 points. C.J. Noland had 12 points and Robert Allen totaled nine points and nine rebounds.
Tulsa 69, Charlotte 67 - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Jared Garcia scored 24 points to lead Tulsa and PJ Haggerty secured the victory with two free throws with two seconds remaining as the Golden Hurricane defeated Charlotte 69-67 on Saturday night.
Garcia also contributed five rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (14-13, 5-10 American Athletic Conference). Haggerty added 17 points while going 6 of 15 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 8 from the line, and they also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Cobe Williams shot 6 for 13, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.
Lu'Cye Patterson led the way for the 49ers (17-10, 11-4) with 20 points and five assists. Jackson Threadgill added 12 points for Charlotte. Dishon Jackson also had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Garcia scored 14 points in the first half and Tulsa went into the break trailing 42-31. Williams scored 10 points in the second half. Tulsa outscored Charlotte by 13 points over the final half.