Tuesday, November 19
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Houston
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Men’s Hoops Welcomes Crosstown Rival Houston to Tudor Fieldhouse
11/18/2019 4:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice returns home for a single game this Tuesday, Nov. 19, when it hosts crosstown rival Houston in the first meeting at Tudor Fieldhouse since 2013. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by CBS Sports Network on Facebook.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters today's game with a 4-1 record. The Owls have won their last four games after earning an 82-81 victory at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
• Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 15.2 points per game and is fourth on the team in rebounds, pulling down 5.2 per game. He is also fifth in Conference USA in three-pointers per game (2.8).
• Senior Ako Adams is second on the team with 9.8 points per game and is tied for the team lead in assists (3.4).
• Sophomore Payton Moore is third on the team in scoring with 8.4 points.
• Sophomore Drew Peterson is fourth on the team in scoring (8.2) while leading the squad with 6.8 rebounds per game. He's also tied for the team lead with 2.8 assists.
• Freshman Max Fiedler is second on the team with 6.4 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 70.0 points while allowing 69.4.
• The Owls are connecting on 41.6% from the floor and 33.6% from three while allowing their opponents to connect on 44.2% from the field but just 30.6% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 39.0-to-35.2.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his third season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 24-44.
Scouting Houston
• Houston enters Tuesday night's contest with a 1-1 record after falling to BYU, 72-71, on Friday.
• Redshirt freshman guard Caleb Mills and junior forward Fabian White, Jr., lead the Cougars with 12.0 points per game. White is second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game while Mills is third with 4.0.
• Sophomore guard Quentin Grimes is third on the team averaging 11.5 points redshirt junior guard DeJon Jarreau is added 10.5 points.
• Sophomore guard Nate Hinton leads the team and is tied for 10th in the American with 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Houston is averaging 77.5 points per game while allowing just 64.0.
• UH is connecting on 49.2% from the floor and 33.3% from three while holding its opponents to 40.9% from the floor and 34.9% from beyond the arc.
• The Cougars are outrebounding their opponents, 41.5-to-29.0.
• Head coach Kelvin Sampson is in his sixth season at the helm of the Houston men's basketball program where he owns a 117-53 (.688) record. In 31 years as a head coach, Sampson is 617-323 (.656).
Rice-Houston Series History
• This will be the 82nd meeting between Rice and Houston with the Cougars holding a 63-18 advantage.
• It will also be just the 10th meeting as non-conference opponents. Rice leads 5-4 in non-conference games against the Cougars.
• Houston has won the last five meetings and six of the last seven.
• In games held at Rice, Houston holds a 24-12 lead.
• This is the first meeting at Tudor Fieldhouse since Jan. 30, 2013, a 79-69 victory. It was the last meeting in Tudor as conference opponents before Houston left Conference USA for the American Athletic Conference.
Rice vs. the American Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face Houston, it will be just the fifth meeting against the American Athletic Conference.
• Rice is looking for its first victory against the American.
• Three of the four meetings have come against the Cougars. Rice also faced Wichita State last year.
Next Up
• Rice heads to Nassau, Bahamas for three games at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Rice begins the tournament this Friday, Nov. 22 when it faces Milwaukee. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by FloHoops.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters today's game with a 4-1 record. The Owls have won their last four games after earning an 82-81 victory at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
• Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 15.2 points per game and is fourth on the team in rebounds, pulling down 5.2 per game. He is also fifth in Conference USA in three-pointers per game (2.8).
• Senior Ako Adams is second on the team with 9.8 points per game and is tied for the team lead in assists (3.4).
• Sophomore Payton Moore is third on the team in scoring with 8.4 points.
• Sophomore Drew Peterson is fourth on the team in scoring (8.2) while leading the squad with 6.8 rebounds per game. He's also tied for the team lead with 2.8 assists.
• Freshman Max Fiedler is second on the team with 6.4 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 70.0 points while allowing 69.4.
• The Owls are connecting on 41.6% from the floor and 33.6% from three while allowing their opponents to connect on 44.2% from the field but just 30.6% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 39.0-to-35.2.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his third season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 24-44.
Scouting Houston
• Houston enters Tuesday night's contest with a 1-1 record after falling to BYU, 72-71, on Friday.
• Redshirt freshman guard Caleb Mills and junior forward Fabian White, Jr., lead the Cougars with 12.0 points per game. White is second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game while Mills is third with 4.0.
• Sophomore guard Quentin Grimes is third on the team averaging 11.5 points redshirt junior guard DeJon Jarreau is added 10.5 points.
• Sophomore guard Nate Hinton leads the team and is tied for 10th in the American with 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Houston is averaging 77.5 points per game while allowing just 64.0.
• UH is connecting on 49.2% from the floor and 33.3% from three while holding its opponents to 40.9% from the floor and 34.9% from beyond the arc.
• The Cougars are outrebounding their opponents, 41.5-to-29.0.
• Head coach Kelvin Sampson is in his sixth season at the helm of the Houston men's basketball program where he owns a 117-53 (.688) record. In 31 years as a head coach, Sampson is 617-323 (.656).
Rice-Houston Series History
• This will be the 82nd meeting between Rice and Houston with the Cougars holding a 63-18 advantage.
• It will also be just the 10th meeting as non-conference opponents. Rice leads 5-4 in non-conference games against the Cougars.
• Houston has won the last five meetings and six of the last seven.
• In games held at Rice, Houston holds a 24-12 lead.
• This is the first meeting at Tudor Fieldhouse since Jan. 30, 2013, a 79-69 victory. It was the last meeting in Tudor as conference opponents before Houston left Conference USA for the American Athletic Conference.
Rice vs. the American Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face Houston, it will be just the fifth meeting against the American Athletic Conference.
• Rice is looking for its first victory against the American.
• Three of the four meetings have come against the Cougars. Rice also faced Wichita State last year.
Next Up
• Rice heads to Nassau, Bahamas for three games at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Rice begins the tournament this Friday, Nov. 22 when it faces Milwaukee. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by FloHoops.
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