Saturday, December 15
Tudor Fieldhouse
2 p.m.
Rice University
vs
UC Santa Barbara
Rice Hosts UC Santa Barbara to Close Homestand
12/14/2018 4:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. on ESPN+
HOUSTON — Rice closes its three-game homestand this Saturday, Dec. 15, when it hosts UC Santa Barbara. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 4-6 after defeating St. Edward's, 78-73, on Thursday to snap a four-game losing streak.
• Rice has four players double-figures, led by guard Ako Adams with 12.4 points per game. The junior is connecting on 39.0% from three while also leading the team with 3.3 assists per game. He is also second in Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 92.6% from the line.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 11.4 points. The junior is connecting on 50.7% from the field and 45.5% from three. He's also second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game.
• Guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.0 points while leading the team with 1.5 steals.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 11.0 points while leading the squad with 7.3 rebounds.
• The Owls are scoring 74.4 points but are allowing 78.5.
• Rice is connecting on 44.2% from the field and 31.9% from three while allowing 45.5% from the floor and 33.5% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 35.9 rebounds per game while allowing 37.3.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Barbara enters today's game with a 7-2 on the season. The Gauchos have won six of its last seven games after defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Saturday, 55-45.
• UCSB has four players averaging at least nine points per game, led by graduate transfer guard Ar'Mond Davis with 14.3. He is also second on the team with 5.7 rebounds
• Sophomore guard JaQuori McLaughlin is second on the team scoring 11.1 points and is tied for the team lead with 3.8 assists.
• Sophomore guard Devearl Ramsey is scoring 10.1 points and is tied for the team lead in assists (3.8) while freshman forward Amadou Sow is scoring 9.3 points and leading the team with 6.4 rebounds.
• UC Santa Barbara is scoring 72.2 points per game while allowing just 60.3.
• The Gauchos are connecting on 46.8% from the field and 32.2% from three while allowing just 36.5% from the floor. They are also third in the country (as of Dec. 11) in three-point field goal percentage defense, allowing just 24.5% from behind the arc.
• UCSB is also outrebounding its opponents, 39.7-to-30.4.
• Head coach Joe Pasternack is in his second season at the helm of the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball program where he owns a 30-11 (.732) record. In seven seasons as a head coach, Pasternack is 84-71 (.542).
Series History
• Rice and UC Santa Barbara will meet for just the third time and the first since 1973.
• The Gauchos have won the previous two meetings.
• Rice fell in the only other meeting in Houston, and 74-71 setback on Dec. 23, 1972.
Rice vs. the Big West Conference
• When the Owls face UC Santa Barbara, it will be the 16th meeting against the Big West Conference.
• Rice is 6-9 all-time against the Big West.
• This will the first meeting against the Big West since defeating UC Riverside on Nov. 27, 2015.
Next Up
• Rice will head out on the road when it travels to Edinburg to face UTRGV on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by the WAC Digital Network.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 4-6 after defeating St. Edward's, 78-73, on Thursday to snap a four-game losing streak.
• Rice has four players double-figures, led by guard Ako Adams with 12.4 points per game. The junior is connecting on 39.0% from three while also leading the team with 3.3 assists per game. He is also second in Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 92.6% from the line.
• Guard Robert Martin is second on the team with 11.4 points. The junior is connecting on 50.7% from the field and 45.5% from three. He's also second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game.
• Guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.0 points while leading the team with 1.5 steals.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 11.0 points while leading the squad with 7.3 rebounds.
• The Owls are scoring 74.4 points but are allowing 78.5.
• Rice is connecting on 44.2% from the field and 31.9% from three while allowing 45.5% from the floor and 33.5% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 35.9 rebounds per game while allowing 37.3.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Barbara enters today's game with a 7-2 on the season. The Gauchos have won six of its last seven games after defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Saturday, 55-45.
• UCSB has four players averaging at least nine points per game, led by graduate transfer guard Ar'Mond Davis with 14.3. He is also second on the team with 5.7 rebounds
• Sophomore guard JaQuori McLaughlin is second on the team scoring 11.1 points and is tied for the team lead with 3.8 assists.
• Sophomore guard Devearl Ramsey is scoring 10.1 points and is tied for the team lead in assists (3.8) while freshman forward Amadou Sow is scoring 9.3 points and leading the team with 6.4 rebounds.
• UC Santa Barbara is scoring 72.2 points per game while allowing just 60.3.
• The Gauchos are connecting on 46.8% from the field and 32.2% from three while allowing just 36.5% from the floor. They are also third in the country (as of Dec. 11) in three-point field goal percentage defense, allowing just 24.5% from behind the arc.
• UCSB is also outrebounding its opponents, 39.7-to-30.4.
• Head coach Joe Pasternack is in his second season at the helm of the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball program where he owns a 30-11 (.732) record. In seven seasons as a head coach, Pasternack is 84-71 (.542).
Series History
• Rice and UC Santa Barbara will meet for just the third time and the first since 1973.
• The Gauchos have won the previous two meetings.
• Rice fell in the only other meeting in Houston, and 74-71 setback on Dec. 23, 1972.
Rice vs. the Big West Conference
• When the Owls face UC Santa Barbara, it will be the 16th meeting against the Big West Conference.
• Rice is 6-9 all-time against the Big West.
• This will the first meeting against the Big West since defeating UC Riverside on Nov. 27, 2015.
Next Up
• Rice will head out on the road when it travels to Edinburg to face UTRGV on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by the WAC Digital Network.
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