Wednesday, November 21
Provo, UT
8 p.m.
Rice University
at
BYU
Men's Hoops Begins Three-Game Road Trip at BYU
11/20/2018 10:27:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.
HOUSTON — Rice begins a three-game road trip this 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.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 3-2 after defeating Northwestern State, 102-74, last Saturday.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by guard Ako Adams with 14.8 points per game. The junior is connecting on 46.9% from three while also leading the team with 4.2 assists per game.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 12.6 points. The junior is connecting on 63.3% from the field and is tops in Conference USA in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 62.5%. He's also second on the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 11.6 points while leading the squad with 7.2 rebounds.
• Guard Josh Parrish is adding 10.4 points and is connecting on 59.4% from the floor.
• The Owls are scoring 79.8 points while allowing 73.6.
• Rice is connecting on 48.8% from the field and 37.1% from three while allowing 42.9% from the floor and 32.1% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down and allowing 36.6 rebounds per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting BYU
• BYU is 4-1 and has won its last four games after defeating Alabama A&M on Saturday, 91-60.
• Junior forward Yoeli Childs averages a double-double with 19.2 points and 13.6 rebounds, which is third in the nation. He has recorded a double-double in all five games this year.
• Junior guard TJ Haws is second on the team with 13.4 points. He is also averaging 5.0 rebounds and leads the team with 5.0 assists.
• Junior guard Jahshire Hardnett is adding 11.2 points.
• BYU is scoring 80.6 points per game while allowing just 66.6.
• The Cougars are connecting on 43.8% from the field and just 27.3% from three while allowing 35.4% from the floor and 30.0% from three.
• Head coach Dave Rose is in his 14th season at the helm of the BYU men's basketball program where he owns a 333-123 (.730) record.
Series History
• Rice and BYU will meet for the eighth time and the first time since 2008 with BYU holding a 5-2 lead.
• Rice has dropped the last three meetings and is 1-2 in Provo.
• Rice's only wins came during the 1996-97 season when both teams were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
• BYU has won all five meetings as non-conference foes.
• This is the third time that the schools will meet in a regular season tournament. They also met in the 1971 Old Dominion Classic and the 2008 Basketball Travelers Invitational.
Rice vs. the West Coast Conference
• When the Owls face BYU, it will be the 17th meeting against the West Coast Conference.
• Rice is 9-7 all-time against the WCC.
• This is the first meeting against the WCC since defeating San Francisco in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.
Next Up
• Rice continues its road trip this Sunday, Nov. 25, when it travels to Wichita, Kan., to face Wichita State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 3-2 after defeating Northwestern State, 102-74, last Saturday.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by guard Ako Adams with 14.8 points per game. The junior is connecting on 46.9% from three while also leading the team with 4.2 assists per game.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 12.6 points. The junior is connecting on 63.3% from the field and is tops in Conference USA in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 62.5%. He's also second on the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 11.6 points while leading the squad with 7.2 rebounds.
• Guard Josh Parrish is adding 10.4 points and is connecting on 59.4% from the floor.
• The Owls are scoring 79.8 points while allowing 73.6.
• Rice is connecting on 48.8% from the field and 37.1% from three while allowing 42.9% from the floor and 32.1% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down and allowing 36.6 rebounds per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting BYU
• BYU is 4-1 and has won its last four games after defeating Alabama A&M on Saturday, 91-60.
• Junior forward Yoeli Childs averages a double-double with 19.2 points and 13.6 rebounds, which is third in the nation. He has recorded a double-double in all five games this year.
• Junior guard TJ Haws is second on the team with 13.4 points. He is also averaging 5.0 rebounds and leads the team with 5.0 assists.
• Junior guard Jahshire Hardnett is adding 11.2 points.
• BYU is scoring 80.6 points per game while allowing just 66.6.
• The Cougars are connecting on 43.8% from the field and just 27.3% from three while allowing 35.4% from the floor and 30.0% from three.
• Head coach Dave Rose is in his 14th season at the helm of the BYU men's basketball program where he owns a 333-123 (.730) record.
Series History
• Rice and BYU will meet for the eighth time and the first time since 2008 with BYU holding a 5-2 lead.
• Rice has dropped the last three meetings and is 1-2 in Provo.
• Rice's only wins came during the 1996-97 season when both teams were members of the Western Athletic Conference.
• BYU has won all five meetings as non-conference foes.
• This is the third time that the schools will meet in a regular season tournament. They also met in the 1971 Old Dominion Classic and the 2008 Basketball Travelers Invitational.
Rice vs. the West Coast Conference
• When the Owls face BYU, it will be the 17th meeting against the West Coast Conference.
• Rice is 9-7 all-time against the WCC.
• This is the first meeting against the WCC since defeating San Francisco in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.
Next Up
• Rice continues its road trip this Sunday, Nov. 25, when it travels to Wichita, Kan., to face Wichita State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
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