Wednesday, November 28
San Marcos, TX
7 p.m.
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Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Rice Falls at Texas State, 74-60
11/28/2018 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Rice shot just 35.8% from the floor as it fell to Texas State, 74-60, Wednesday night in Strahan Arena.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"You start with matching their intensity and they start five upperclassmen. That's one thing. To a point, we did that. But, again, the first possession of the game, we didn't get a rebound and (Texas State) hits a three. So it wasn't up to my standard of what it needed to be. But along with that comes production. You have to be able to make plays, produce and work on the things that we work on in practice and take it to the game. We did at times. We made some really good plays. But you can't shoot 19-for-53 (and) 7-for-24 (from three) and win games on the road. You just can't. But I'm encouraged by our defensive effort."
The Story
Texas State scored nine of the first 11 points. Rice scored seven straight points to pull even but the Bobcats went on a 13-4 run to take a 22-13 lead. Josh Parrish scored all seven points in a 7-2 run to get within five, but a 7-0 run gave Texas State its largest lead of the first half, 32-20, with 2:23 to play. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way as Rice went into halftime trailing 36-26. Texas State extended its lead to 46-30 in the first three minutes of the second half. The teams traded baskets before Rice went on an 8-2 run to pull within 53-42 with 12:18 to play. But the Bobcats went on an 11-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at 64-42. Rice would get no close than 12 points the rest of the way.
The Stats
Rice shot just 35.8% from the field and 29.2% from three. The Owls connected on 71.4% from the free throw line. Texas State hit 46.3% from the floor and 40.7% from three. Rice was outrebounded, 40-to-30.
Notes
• Rice fell to 3-5 on the year.
• Rice is 9-5 all-time against Texas State and 2-1 in games played in San Marcos.
• Rice is 7-16 all-time against the Sun Belt Conference. It was the Owls' sixth straight loss against the Sun Belt.
• Chris Mullins scored a team-high 12 points, his second straight double-digit game and added four steals.
• Quentin Millora-Brown scored 10 points and had a team-high six rebounds.
• Jack Williams also had six rebounds.
• Robert Martin blocked a career-high three shots.
• Trey Murphy III and Josh Parrish had two blocks apiece.
• Drew Peterson had a career-high four assists.
• Rice had a season-high 10 steals. It is the most since it had 11 against St. Thomas on Dec. 21, 2016.
• Rice blocked a season-high eight shots. It is the most since blocking 10 shots at FIU on Feb. 9, 2017.
Next Up
Rice begins a stretch of seven of its next eight games at home when it hosts Lamar, this Saturday, Dec. 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"You start with matching their intensity and they start five upperclassmen. That's one thing. To a point, we did that. But, again, the first possession of the game, we didn't get a rebound and (Texas State) hits a three. So it wasn't up to my standard of what it needed to be. But along with that comes production. You have to be able to make plays, produce and work on the things that we work on in practice and take it to the game. We did at times. We made some really good plays. But you can't shoot 19-for-53 (and) 7-for-24 (from three) and win games on the road. You just can't. But I'm encouraged by our defensive effort."
The Story
Texas State scored nine of the first 11 points. Rice scored seven straight points to pull even but the Bobcats went on a 13-4 run to take a 22-13 lead. Josh Parrish scored all seven points in a 7-2 run to get within five, but a 7-0 run gave Texas State its largest lead of the first half, 32-20, with 2:23 to play. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way as Rice went into halftime trailing 36-26. Texas State extended its lead to 46-30 in the first three minutes of the second half. The teams traded baskets before Rice went on an 8-2 run to pull within 53-42 with 12:18 to play. But the Bobcats went on an 11-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at 64-42. Rice would get no close than 12 points the rest of the way.
The Stats
Rice shot just 35.8% from the field and 29.2% from three. The Owls connected on 71.4% from the free throw line. Texas State hit 46.3% from the floor and 40.7% from three. Rice was outrebounded, 40-to-30.
Notes
• Rice fell to 3-5 on the year.
• Rice is 9-5 all-time against Texas State and 2-1 in games played in San Marcos.
• Rice is 7-16 all-time against the Sun Belt Conference. It was the Owls' sixth straight loss against the Sun Belt.
• Chris Mullins scored a team-high 12 points, his second straight double-digit game and added four steals.
• Quentin Millora-Brown scored 10 points and had a team-high six rebounds.
• Jack Williams also had six rebounds.
• Robert Martin blocked a career-high three shots.
• Trey Murphy III and Josh Parrish had two blocks apiece.
• Drew Peterson had a career-high four assists.
• Rice had a season-high 10 steals. It is the most since it had 11 against St. Thomas on Dec. 21, 2016.
• Rice blocked a season-high eight shots. It is the most since blocking 10 shots at FIU on Feb. 9, 2017.
Next Up
Rice begins a stretch of seven of its next eight games at home when it hosts Lamar, this Saturday, Dec. 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
Team Stats
RICE
TXST
FG%
.358
.463
3FG%
.292
.407
FT%
.714
.867
RB
30
40
TO
12
14
STL
10
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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