Published Nov 9, 2026 8:42 am
Rice Owls (1-1) at Stanford Cardinal (2-0)
Stanford, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Stanford hosts Rice after Nick Townsend scored 25 points in Stanford’s 81-63 victory against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
Stanford went 12-6 at home a season ago while going 20-13 overall. The Cardinal averaged 15.7 points off of turnovers, 10.9 second-chance points and 19.5 bench points last season.
Rice finished 13-18 overall last season while going 4-9 on the road. The Owls averaged 12.1 assists per game on 25.3 made field goals last season.
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By The Associated Press