Temple vs. Rice Time, TV & Stream – March 1

The Temple Owls (15-13, 7-8 AAC) take a five-game slide into a home matchup with the Rice Owls (11-17, 5-10 AAC), losers of three straight. The contest tips at 2 p.m. ET (on ESPN+) on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

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How to Watch Temple vs. Rice

• Game day: Sunday, March 1, 2026
• Game time: 2 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
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Temple vs. Rice Stat Insights

Points

• The Temple Owls average just 1.2 fewer points than the Rice Owls allow (75.1).
• When Temple scores more than 75.1, it has a record of 10-2.
• Rice is 8-3 when giving up fewer than 73.9 points.
• The Rice Owls' 74.0 points per game are just 3.2 more than the Temple Owls concede.
• When posting over 70.8 points, Rice is 10-6.
• Temple is 12-4 when it concedes less than 74.0 points.
• The Temple Owls have posted 85 more points than their opponents this year (3.1 per game), while the Rice Owls have been outscored by 31 (1.1 per game).

Shooting

• This season the Temple Owls are shooting 44.4% from the field, only 0.4% higher than Owls give up.
• Temple has a 10-3 straight-up record when shooting higher than 44.0% from the field.
• The Rice Owls make 42.0% of their shots from the field, 2.4% lower than the Temple Owls' defensive field-goal percentage.
• Rice is 8-2 when shooting higher than 44.4% from the field.

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Rebounding

• The Temple Owls pull down 29.9 rebounds per game, 3.9 fewer than the Rice Owls.
• Rice is 6-8 overall when it finishes with more rebounds. Temple is 5-8 when falling short on the boards.
• The Temple Owls average 8 offensive rebounds, 3.3 less than the Rice Owls.
• The Rice Owls are 5-10 overall when they have more offensive rebounds. The Temple Owls are 5-6 when they lose that battle.
• Rice outrebounds opponents by 2.3 per game, but Temple averages the same amount of rebounds as their opponents.

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