Rice University Athletics
Saturday, December 1
Tudor Fieldhouse
4:30 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Lamar
Rice Returns Home to Face Lamar
11/30/2018 2:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
HOUSTON — After spending the last two weeks on the road, Rice returns home to face Lamar on Saturday, Dec. 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 3-5 and has dropped three straight games after falling at Texas State, 74-60, Wednesday night.
• Rice has five players averaging at least nine points, led by guard Ako Adams with 13.3 points per game. The junior is connecting on 44.4% from three while also leading the team with 3.3 assists per game.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 10.9 points. The junior is connecting on 51.9% from the field and 48.0% from three. He's also second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 10.6 points while leading the squad with 7.0 rebounds.
• Guard Josh Parrish is adding 9.1 points and is connecting on 50.0% from the floor. However, on two-pointers, he is shooting 67.7%. Guard Chris Mullins is averaging 9.0 points.
• The Owls are scoring 74.8 points but are allowing 79.6.
• Rice is connecting on 45.5% from the field and 33.3% from three while allowing 45.6% from the floor and 33.5% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 35.8 rebounds per game while allowing 37.4.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Lamar
• Lamar has lost two straight games and is 3-4 after falling at SMU, 79-65, this past Tuesday..
• The Cardinals have four players averaging double-figures, led by senior guard Nick Garth leads the Cardinals with 14.0 points per game.
• Senior forward Josh Nzeakor is second on the team in both scoring (13.6) and rebounding (7.1). He is also connecting on 62.5% from the field.
• Junior guard Jordan Hunter is scoring 13.2 points and leads the team with 4.4 assists.
• Junior guard/forward T.J. Atwood is averaging 12.6 points and junior guard Michael Kolawole leads Lamar with 7.4 rebounds per game.
• Lamar is scoring 77.9 points per game while allowing 70.6.
• The Cardinals are connecting on 44.4% from the field and 32.2% from three while allowing 42.6% from the floor and 30.5% from three.
• Lamar is also outrebounding its opponents, 41.7-to-33.4.
• Head coach Tic Price is in his fourth season at the helm of the Lamar men's basketball program where he owns a 68-71 (.489) record. In 13 seasons as a head coach, Price is 235-193 (.549).
Series History
• Rice and Lamar will meet for the 30th time overall and the first time since 2015.
• The Owls lead the series 18-11, but Lamar has won five of the last seven meetings.
• In Houston, Rice leads 13-4.
• The teams last met in 2015 with the Owls pulling out a 93-84 home victory.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Lamar, it will be the 70th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 38-31 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the second of two meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Northwestern State, 102-74, on Nov. 17.
• This is the sixth straight season that Rice will face a team from the Southland Conference and the 12th in the past 13 seasons. Rice is 14-12 against the Southland in the past 11 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice will take almost a two-week break due to exams before returning to the hardwood on Thursday, Dec. 13, against St. Edward's for the annual Kid's Day game. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 3-5 and has dropped three straight games after falling at Texas State, 74-60, Wednesday night.
• Rice has five players averaging at least nine points, led by guard Ako Adams with 13.3 points per game. The junior is connecting on 44.4% from three while also leading the team with 3.3 assists per game.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 10.9 points. The junior is connecting on 51.9% from the field and 48.0% from three. He's also second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 10.6 points while leading the squad with 7.0 rebounds.
• Guard Josh Parrish is adding 9.1 points and is connecting on 50.0% from the floor. However, on two-pointers, he is shooting 67.7%. Guard Chris Mullins is averaging 9.0 points.
• The Owls are scoring 74.8 points but are allowing 79.6.
• Rice is connecting on 45.5% from the field and 33.3% from three while allowing 45.6% from the floor and 33.5% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 35.8 rebounds per game while allowing 37.4.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Lamar
• Lamar has lost two straight games and is 3-4 after falling at SMU, 79-65, this past Tuesday..
• The Cardinals have four players averaging double-figures, led by senior guard Nick Garth leads the Cardinals with 14.0 points per game.
• Senior forward Josh Nzeakor is second on the team in both scoring (13.6) and rebounding (7.1). He is also connecting on 62.5% from the field.
• Junior guard Jordan Hunter is scoring 13.2 points and leads the team with 4.4 assists.
• Junior guard/forward T.J. Atwood is averaging 12.6 points and junior guard Michael Kolawole leads Lamar with 7.4 rebounds per game.
• Lamar is scoring 77.9 points per game while allowing 70.6.
• The Cardinals are connecting on 44.4% from the field and 32.2% from three while allowing 42.6% from the floor and 30.5% from three.
• Lamar is also outrebounding its opponents, 41.7-to-33.4.
• Head coach Tic Price is in his fourth season at the helm of the Lamar men's basketball program where he owns a 68-71 (.489) record. In 13 seasons as a head coach, Price is 235-193 (.549).
Series History
• Rice and Lamar will meet for the 30th time overall and the first time since 2015.
• The Owls lead the series 18-11, but Lamar has won five of the last seven meetings.
• In Houston, Rice leads 13-4.
• The teams last met in 2015 with the Owls pulling out a 93-84 home victory.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Lamar, it will be the 70th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 38-31 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the second of two meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Northwestern State, 102-74, on Nov. 17.
• This is the sixth straight season that Rice will face a team from the Southland Conference and the 12th in the past 13 seasons. Rice is 14-12 against the Southland in the past 11 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice will take almost a two-week break due to exams before returning to the hardwood on Thursday, Dec. 13, against St. Edward's for the annual Kid's Day game. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
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