Tuesday, November 12
Natchitoches, LA
6:30 p.m.
Rice University
at
Northwestern State
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Men’s Hoops Begins Two-Game Road Trip at Northwestern State
11/11/2019 1:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice plays the first of two straight road games this Tuesday, Nov. 12 when it travels to Natchitoches, La., to face Northwestern State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by DemonTV.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters today's game with a 2-1 record after defeating Wayland Baptist on Sunday, 65-40.
• Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 11.0 points per game and 1.7 blocks per game, which is eighth in Conference USA. He is also third on the team in rebounds, pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Senior Ako Adams is second on the team with 10.0 points per game and leads the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 35.7%.
• Freshman Quincy Olivari is third on the team with 8.7 points per game.
• Freshman Max Fiedler is averaging 6.7 points and is leading the squad with 8.3 rebounds per game and sophomore Drew Peterson is second on the team with 7.0 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 62.7 points while allowing just 64.0.
• The Owls are connecting on 38.8% from the floor and 24.7% from three while allowing their opponents to connect on 41.0% from the field but just 25.4% from three, which is second in the league.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 42.3-to-37.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his third season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 22-44.
Scouting Northwestern State
• Northwestern State enters Tuesday night's contest with a 1-1 record after falling to Texas A&M, 77-63, on Nov. 6.
• Freshman guard Nikos Chougkaz leads the Demons with 11.0 points and is second on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard Jairus Roberson is second on the team with 10.5 points per game.
• Senior guard LaTerrance Reed is averaging 9.5 points per game while tying for fifth in the Southland Conference in three-point field goal percentage, along with senior guard Jacob Guest at 40.0%
• Redshirt junior forward Chudier Bile is tied for fifth in the Southland in both rebounds per game (8.5) and blocks per game (1.5).
• Sophomore guard Brian White is fourth in the league in assists per game with 5.0 while placing second in assist-to-turnover ratio (10.0).
• Northwestern State is averaging 73.5 points per game while allowing 67.0.
• NSU is connecting on 42.7% from the floor and 33.3% from three while holding its opponents to 44.3% from the floor and just 24.5% from beyond the arc, good for second in the Southland Conference.
• The Demons are also outrebounding their opponents, 40.0-to-33.0 and lead the conference in three-pointers made, connecting on 10.0 per game.
• Head coach Mike McConathy is in his 21th season at the helm of the Northwestern State men's basketball program where he owns a 296-322 (.479) record. In 37 years as a head coach, McConathy is 648-481 (.573).
Rice-Northwestern State Series History
• Rice and Northwestern State will meet for the fourth straight year and just the ninth time overall.
• Rice has won the eight seven meetings.
• Last year, Rice defeated the Demons, 102-74, in Houston.
• Rice's 8-0 mark against the Demons is it's the longest active unbeaten streak without a loss against a Division I opponent.
• This will be just the second meeting in Natchitoches. The Owls won the first meeting, 87-65, on Nov. 17, 2017. It was head coach Scott Pera's first career victory.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Northwestern State, it will be the 71st meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 38-32 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the first of four meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice will also play Lamar (Dec. 7) and host Houston Baptist (Dec. 14) and Sam Houston State (Dec. 29).
• This is the seventh straight season that Rice will face at least one team from the Southland Conference and the 13th in the past 14 seasons. Rice is 14-13 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice concludes its road trip this Saturday, Nov. 16 when it travels to Santa Barbara, Calif., to face UC Santa Barbara. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by BigWest.tv.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters today's game with a 2-1 record after defeating Wayland Baptist on Sunday, 65-40.
• Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 11.0 points per game and 1.7 blocks per game, which is eighth in Conference USA. He is also third on the team in rebounds, pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Senior Ako Adams is second on the team with 10.0 points per game and leads the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 35.7%.
• Freshman Quincy Olivari is third on the team with 8.7 points per game.
• Freshman Max Fiedler is averaging 6.7 points and is leading the squad with 8.3 rebounds per game and sophomore Drew Peterson is second on the team with 7.0 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 62.7 points while allowing just 64.0.
• The Owls are connecting on 38.8% from the floor and 24.7% from three while allowing their opponents to connect on 41.0% from the field but just 25.4% from three, which is second in the league.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 42.3-to-37.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his third season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 22-44.
Scouting Northwestern State
• Northwestern State enters Tuesday night's contest with a 1-1 record after falling to Texas A&M, 77-63, on Nov. 6.
• Freshman guard Nikos Chougkaz leads the Demons with 11.0 points and is second on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard Jairus Roberson is second on the team with 10.5 points per game.
• Senior guard LaTerrance Reed is averaging 9.5 points per game while tying for fifth in the Southland Conference in three-point field goal percentage, along with senior guard Jacob Guest at 40.0%
• Redshirt junior forward Chudier Bile is tied for fifth in the Southland in both rebounds per game (8.5) and blocks per game (1.5).
• Sophomore guard Brian White is fourth in the league in assists per game with 5.0 while placing second in assist-to-turnover ratio (10.0).
• Northwestern State is averaging 73.5 points per game while allowing 67.0.
• NSU is connecting on 42.7% from the floor and 33.3% from three while holding its opponents to 44.3% from the floor and just 24.5% from beyond the arc, good for second in the Southland Conference.
• The Demons are also outrebounding their opponents, 40.0-to-33.0 and lead the conference in three-pointers made, connecting on 10.0 per game.
• Head coach Mike McConathy is in his 21th season at the helm of the Northwestern State men's basketball program where he owns a 296-322 (.479) record. In 37 years as a head coach, McConathy is 648-481 (.573).
Rice-Northwestern State Series History
• Rice and Northwestern State will meet for the fourth straight year and just the ninth time overall.
• Rice has won the eight seven meetings.
• Last year, Rice defeated the Demons, 102-74, in Houston.
• Rice's 8-0 mark against the Demons is it's the longest active unbeaten streak without a loss against a Division I opponent.
• This will be just the second meeting in Natchitoches. The Owls won the first meeting, 87-65, on Nov. 17, 2017. It was head coach Scott Pera's first career victory.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Northwestern State, it will be the 71st meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 38-32 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the first of four meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice will also play Lamar (Dec. 7) and host Houston Baptist (Dec. 14) and Sam Houston State (Dec. 29).
• This is the seventh straight season that Rice will face at least one team from the Southland Conference and the 13th in the past 14 seasons. Rice is 14-13 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice concludes its road trip this Saturday, Nov. 16 when it travels to Santa Barbara, Calif., to face UC Santa Barbara. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by BigWest.tv.
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