Wednesday, November 14
H&PE Arena
7 p.m.
Rice University
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79
Houston
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Rice
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Comeback Falls Short as Men’s Hoops Falls at Houston, 79-68
11/14/2018 10:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Adams leads Rice with 19 points and five assists
HOUSTON — Rice cut an 18-point deficit to six points, but it was not enough as the Owls fell at Houston, 79-68, Wednesday night at H&PE Arena.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"It got to an 11-point lead at halftime. It was a lot for us to overcome. But, I'm really proud of our guys and how we fought back; how we defended the second half. We'll find a way in January and February to get this win."
The Story
Rice made its first three baskets of the game. But the Owls missed its next five as Houston went on a 13-0 run to take a 15-6 lead 7:30 into the game. Rice cut the lead to six, but six straight points pushed UH's lead to 28-16. The Owls were able to get it back to eight points, but another 6-0 run gave Houston its largest lead of the first half, 38-24. Ako Adams scored five straight, but a layup right before the half sent Rice into the break trailing, 40-29.
The Turning Point
The Cougars opened the second half scoring 12 of the first 17 points to open up its largest lead of the game at 52-34 just 2:35 into the half. The game remained a double-digit deficit for the next eight minutes. With 9:10 to play and Rice trailing 64-46, Adams, Josh Parrish and Drew Peterson connected from beyond the arc to key an 11-0 run over the next 3:37. After a UH basket, Rice made three-of-four free throws to pull within 66-60 with 2:56 to play. However, UH got back-to-back baskets to push its lead to 10 and Rice would get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
The Stats
Adams led Rice with 19 points and five assists. Graduate transfer Jack Williams scored 11 points and Peterson added 10 points and five rebounds.
Notes
• Rice fell to 2-2 on the year.
• Rice dropped to 63-18 all-time against Houston and have lost the last five meetings
• Rice fell to 0-3 all-time against the American Athletic Conference. All three meetings have come against Houston.
• Ako Adams led Rice with 19 points and five assists while tying his career-high with five three-pointers.
• Jack Williams scored 11 points while grabbing five rebounds. He's the only player to score in double figures in all four games.
• Drew Peterson scored 10 points, his first career double-digit game.
• Robert Martin led the team with six rebounds.
• Rice shot 46.3% from the field and 40.7% from three.
Next Up
Rice returns home this Saturday, Nov. 17, to face Northwestern State in the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"It got to an 11-point lead at halftime. It was a lot for us to overcome. But, I'm really proud of our guys and how we fought back; how we defended the second half. We'll find a way in January and February to get this win."
The Story
Rice made its first three baskets of the game. But the Owls missed its next five as Houston went on a 13-0 run to take a 15-6 lead 7:30 into the game. Rice cut the lead to six, but six straight points pushed UH's lead to 28-16. The Owls were able to get it back to eight points, but another 6-0 run gave Houston its largest lead of the first half, 38-24. Ako Adams scored five straight, but a layup right before the half sent Rice into the break trailing, 40-29.
The Turning Point
The Cougars opened the second half scoring 12 of the first 17 points to open up its largest lead of the game at 52-34 just 2:35 into the half. The game remained a double-digit deficit for the next eight minutes. With 9:10 to play and Rice trailing 64-46, Adams, Josh Parrish and Drew Peterson connected from beyond the arc to key an 11-0 run over the next 3:37. After a UH basket, Rice made three-of-four free throws to pull within 66-60 with 2:56 to play. However, UH got back-to-back baskets to push its lead to 10 and Rice would get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
The Stats
Adams led Rice with 19 points and five assists. Graduate transfer Jack Williams scored 11 points and Peterson added 10 points and five rebounds.
Notes
• Rice fell to 2-2 on the year.
• Rice dropped to 63-18 all-time against Houston and have lost the last five meetings
• Rice fell to 0-3 all-time against the American Athletic Conference. All three meetings have come against Houston.
• Ako Adams led Rice with 19 points and five assists while tying his career-high with five three-pointers.
• Jack Williams scored 11 points while grabbing five rebounds. He's the only player to score in double figures in all four games.
• Drew Peterson scored 10 points, his first career double-digit game.
• Robert Martin led the team with six rebounds.
• Rice shot 46.3% from the field and 40.7% from three.
Next Up
Rice returns home this Saturday, Nov. 17, to face Northwestern State in the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
Team Stats
RICE
HOU
FG%
.463
.441
3FG%
.407
.450
FT%
.538
.720
RB
32
40
TO
12
7
STL
2
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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