Saturday, November 17
Tudor Fieldhouse
2 p.m.
Rice University
3-2
102
vs
74
Northwestern State
1-3
1
2
F
Northwestern State
35
39
74
Rice
39
63
102
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Dominating Second Half Leads Rice to 102-74 Victory over Northwestern State
11/17/2018 6:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Owls put five players in double-figures
HOUSTON — Rice shot 61.1% in the second half, scoring 63 points on its way to a 102-74 victory over Northwestern State in the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup, Saturday afternoon from Tudor Fieldhouse.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"I'm really, really proud of the leadership from our team in this game. Their response after halftime was outstanding. Their talk (and) the kind of mindset that they knew how they were playing in the first half. Then we got it going. We got it going with our pace of play and our style. We were defending. We were rebounding. That was fun to watch us play that way. I've seen it in practice a few times. Now it's all about translating. It's about performing during game time and today in the second half, we did that."
The Story
Rice jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, but Northwestern State answered with seven straight. Rice pushed its lead out to 10 points, it's largest of the half. However, the Owls missed six straight shots as NSU went on a 14-3 run to take its only lead of the game at 33-32. But Rice scored seven of the last nine points of the half, capped off by freshman Quentin Millora-Brown's put-back with less than a second remaining, sending the Owls into the break with a 39-35 lead.
The Turning Point
After the Demons opened the second half with a basket, Rice went on a 13-2 run to take a 52-39 lead less than four minutes into the second half. Northwestern State kept the game around 10 points over the next five minutes. But a 15-0 Rice run put the game away, as the Owls led by as many as 36 points.
The Stats
Quentin Millora-Brown scored 21 points and had eight rebounds. Drew Peterson had 18 points, five rebounds and three steals. Chris Mullins had 14 points and Josh Parrish had 12 points and seven rebounds. Ako Adams added 10 points and seven assists.
Notes
• Rice improved to 3-2 on the year.
• Rice is 8-0 all-time against Northwestern State, its most wins against any Division I opponent without a loss.
• Rice improved to 38-31 all-time against the Southland Conference.
• Quentin Millora-Brown set career-highs with 21 points and eight rebounds. It is his first career 20-point game and the most points by a freshman since Najja Hunter scored 24 against UTEP on Mar. 1, 2018.
• Millora-Brown was 10-of-11 from the field.
• Drew Peterson scored18 points on 6-of-8 from three.
• Peterson's six three-pointers were the most since Marcus Evans had six against Old Dominion on Jan. 26, 2017.
• Josh Parrish had 12 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds.
• Ako Adams had 10 points and dished out a season-high eight assists.
• Jack Williams led all players with nine rebounds.
• Robert Martin grabbed a career-high eight rebounds.
• The Owls 102 points give them their first 100-point game since Jan. 14, 2017 against North Texas (101) and are the most since scoring 109 against Louisiana College on Dec. 14, 2011.
• Rice shot 52.1% from the field and 43.8% from three.
• Rice's 63 points in the second half are the third most in school history and the most since tying the record with 64 against North Texas on Jan. 14, 2017.
• Rice 47 rebounds are the most since grabbing 48 at FIU on Jan. 25, 2018.
• Rice's 26 assists are the most since 28 against Paul Quinn College on Nov. 14, 2006.
• Rice's 14 three-pointers are tied for the sixth most in school history and are the most since 14 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2018.
Next Up
Rice begins a three-game road trip next Wednesday, Nov. 21, when it travels to Provo, Utah to face BYU in its final game of the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by BYUtv.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"I'm really, really proud of the leadership from our team in this game. Their response after halftime was outstanding. Their talk (and) the kind of mindset that they knew how they were playing in the first half. Then we got it going. We got it going with our pace of play and our style. We were defending. We were rebounding. That was fun to watch us play that way. I've seen it in practice a few times. Now it's all about translating. It's about performing during game time and today in the second half, we did that."
The Story
Rice jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, but Northwestern State answered with seven straight. Rice pushed its lead out to 10 points, it's largest of the half. However, the Owls missed six straight shots as NSU went on a 14-3 run to take its only lead of the game at 33-32. But Rice scored seven of the last nine points of the half, capped off by freshman Quentin Millora-Brown's put-back with less than a second remaining, sending the Owls into the break with a 39-35 lead.
The Turning Point
After the Demons opened the second half with a basket, Rice went on a 13-2 run to take a 52-39 lead less than four minutes into the second half. Northwestern State kept the game around 10 points over the next five minutes. But a 15-0 Rice run put the game away, as the Owls led by as many as 36 points.
The Stats
Quentin Millora-Brown scored 21 points and had eight rebounds. Drew Peterson had 18 points, five rebounds and three steals. Chris Mullins had 14 points and Josh Parrish had 12 points and seven rebounds. Ako Adams added 10 points and seven assists.
Notes
• Rice improved to 3-2 on the year.
• Rice is 8-0 all-time against Northwestern State, its most wins against any Division I opponent without a loss.
• Rice improved to 38-31 all-time against the Southland Conference.
• Quentin Millora-Brown set career-highs with 21 points and eight rebounds. It is his first career 20-point game and the most points by a freshman since Najja Hunter scored 24 against UTEP on Mar. 1, 2018.
• Millora-Brown was 10-of-11 from the field.
• Drew Peterson scored18 points on 6-of-8 from three.
• Peterson's six three-pointers were the most since Marcus Evans had six against Old Dominion on Jan. 26, 2017.
• Josh Parrish had 12 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds.
• Ako Adams had 10 points and dished out a season-high eight assists.
• Jack Williams led all players with nine rebounds.
• Robert Martin grabbed a career-high eight rebounds.
• The Owls 102 points give them their first 100-point game since Jan. 14, 2017 against North Texas (101) and are the most since scoring 109 against Louisiana College on Dec. 14, 2011.
• Rice shot 52.1% from the field and 43.8% from three.
• Rice's 63 points in the second half are the third most in school history and the most since tying the record with 64 against North Texas on Jan. 14, 2017.
• Rice 47 rebounds are the most since grabbing 48 at FIU on Jan. 25, 2018.
• Rice's 26 assists are the most since 28 against Paul Quinn College on Nov. 14, 2006.
• Rice's 14 three-pointers are tied for the sixth most in school history and are the most since 14 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2018.
Next Up
Rice begins a three-game road trip next Wednesday, Nov. 21, when it travels to Provo, Utah to face BYU in its final game of the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by BYUtv.
Team Stats
NSU
RICE
FG%
.420
.521
3FG%
.300
.438
FT%
.625
.583
RB
37
47
TO
15
14
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG/F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballRice Men's Basketball Team Impact Signing
Friday, March 28
Rice MBB vs. Wichita State Postgame Presser
Friday, March 07
Rice vs. Tulsa Postgame Press Conference 2/22/25
Saturday, February 22
MBB Postgame Presser vs. UAB 2/19/25
Thursday, February 20