The Rice Owls (18-15) will face the Duquesne Dukes (20-12) Sunday in the first round of the Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, FL. Owls struggled down the stretchRice started the season 15-5 overall and 6-3 in Conference USA but lost 10 of their final 13 games, including a 27-point loss to UAB that eliminated them in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament. The Owls are 13-16-1 against the spread and 20-10 to the over/under. https://twitter.com/CBITourney/statu... Read more

On Sunday, the Rice Owls (18-15) start their postseason run against the Duquesne Dukes (20-12) in the first round of the 2023 Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational. These two teams haven't played each other since 2008 when the Dukes won 80-64. For this matchup between the Atlantic 10 and the Conference USA, the spread is Duquesne -6 and the total is 159.5. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 pm ET at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. Owls Hoping to Bounce Back From Late Season Losing Skid... Read more

The No. 5 Duquesne Dukes face the No. 9 seed No. 12 Rice Owls at 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday in the College Basketball Invitational at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Read more