Saturday, January 5
Tudor Fieldhouse
2 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Louisiana Tech
Rice Closes Homestand against Louisiana Tech
1/4/2019 4:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice closes its four-game homestand this Saturday, Jan. 5, when it hosts Louisiana Tech. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 6-9 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA after defeating Southern Miss, 73-85, on Thursday.
• Rice has four players averaging at least 9.7 points, led by junior forward Robert Martin with 12.8 points. He is connecting on 51.9% from the field and a team-high 47.2% from three, which is second in Conference USA. He's also second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.
• Freshman guard Chris Mullins is tied for the team lead with 12.8 points. He also leads the team in steals (1.4).
• Junior guard Ako Adams is third on the team with 12.5 points per game. He is connecting on 38.2% from three while leading the team with 3.3 assists per game. He also leads Conference USA and is 10th in the nation (as of Jan. 3) in free throw percentage, connecting on 93.2% from the line.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 9.7 points while leading the squad with 7.6 rebounds.
• The Owls are scoring 75.6 points but are allowing 80.1.
• Rice is connecting on 43.9% from the field and 33.3% from three while allowing 46.5% from the floor and 35.4% from three.
• The Owls are being outrebounded, 36.7-to-36.1.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Louisiana Tech
• Louisiana Tech enters today's game with an 11-4 record overall and 1-1 in Conference USA. The Bulldogs had their seven-game winning streak snapped on Thursday when they fell to North Texas, 63-59.
• Tech is led by junior guard DaQuan Bracey with 13.8 points and is second with 6.0 rebounds. He is also third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and sixth in assists (4.1).
• Sophomore forward Anthony Duruji is second on the team in scoring with 12.9 points. He is also sixth in C-USA with 1.3 blocks per game.
• Sophomore guards Exavian Christon and Amorie Archibald are scoring 12.0 and 10.7 points, respectively.
• Junior forward Oliver Powell leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Louisiana Tech is scoring 78.6 points per game while allowing 70.0.
• Tech is connecting on 46.5% from the field and 34.8% from three while allowing 44.1% from the floor and 35.7% from three.
• The Bulldogs are outrebounding its opponents, 37.3-to-32.2.
• Head coach Erik Konkol is in his fourth season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech men's basketball program where he owns a 74-40 (.649) record.
Series History
• Louisiana Tech holds a 15-6 record in the series and has won eight of the last nine games.
• In Houston, the Bulldogs lead 7-3.
• Last year, the Owls fell to La Tech in Ruston, 69-54.
Next Up
• Rice begins a three-game road trip next Thursday, Jan. 10, when it travels to San Antonio to face UTSA. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 6-9 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA after defeating Southern Miss, 73-85, on Thursday.
• Rice has four players averaging at least 9.7 points, led by junior forward Robert Martin with 12.8 points. He is connecting on 51.9% from the field and a team-high 47.2% from three, which is second in Conference USA. He's also second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.
• Freshman guard Chris Mullins is tied for the team lead with 12.8 points. He also leads the team in steals (1.4).
• Junior guard Ako Adams is third on the team with 12.5 points per game. He is connecting on 38.2% from three while leading the team with 3.3 assists per game. He also leads Conference USA and is 10th in the nation (as of Jan. 3) in free throw percentage, connecting on 93.2% from the line.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is scoring 9.7 points while leading the squad with 7.6 rebounds.
• The Owls are scoring 75.6 points but are allowing 80.1.
• Rice is connecting on 43.9% from the field and 33.3% from three while allowing 46.5% from the floor and 35.4% from three.
• The Owls are being outrebounded, 36.7-to-36.1.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Louisiana Tech
• Louisiana Tech enters today's game with an 11-4 record overall and 1-1 in Conference USA. The Bulldogs had their seven-game winning streak snapped on Thursday when they fell to North Texas, 63-59.
• Tech is led by junior guard DaQuan Bracey with 13.8 points and is second with 6.0 rebounds. He is also third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and sixth in assists (4.1).
• Sophomore forward Anthony Duruji is second on the team in scoring with 12.9 points. He is also sixth in C-USA with 1.3 blocks per game.
• Sophomore guards Exavian Christon and Amorie Archibald are scoring 12.0 and 10.7 points, respectively.
• Junior forward Oliver Powell leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Louisiana Tech is scoring 78.6 points per game while allowing 70.0.
• Tech is connecting on 46.5% from the field and 34.8% from three while allowing 44.1% from the floor and 35.7% from three.
• The Bulldogs are outrebounding its opponents, 37.3-to-32.2.
• Head coach Erik Konkol is in his fourth season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech men's basketball program where he owns a 74-40 (.649) record.
Series History
• Louisiana Tech holds a 15-6 record in the series and has won eight of the last nine games.
• In Houston, the Bulldogs lead 7-3.
• Last year, the Owls fell to La Tech in Ruston, 69-54.
Next Up
• Rice begins a three-game road trip next Thursday, Jan. 10, when it travels to San Antonio to face UTSA. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
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