Saturday, February 2
Norfolk, VA
6 p.m.
Rice University
at
Old Dominion
Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Rice Takes to Norfolk to Face League-Leader Old Dominion
2/1/2019 4:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will try for its second straight road conference win this Saturday, Feb. 2, when it travels to Norfolk, Va., to face league-leader Old Dominion. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 9-13 overall and 4-5 in Conference USA. The Owls are looking for their second straight win after defeating Charlotte, 65-61, on Thursday.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by freshman guard Chris Mullins with 12.6 points. He also leads the team in steals with 1.4 per game.
• Junior forward Robert Martin is second on the team with 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. He is connecting on 49.0% from the field and 44.2% from three, which is third in Conference USA.
• Junior guard Ako Adams is third on the team with 11.9 points per game. He is connecting on 40.0% from three, good for eighth in the league while leading the team with 2.9 assists per game. He also leads Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 90.5% from the line.
• Graduate student Jack Williams is scoring 10.1 points while leading the squad with 8.0 rebounds, which is fifth in the league.
• The Owls are scoring 75.5 points but are allowing 78.3.
• Rice is connecting on 43.9% from the field and 35.3% from three, which is second in the league. It is its opponents to connect on 45.9% from the floor and 34.4% from three.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 37.0-to-35.5.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Old Dominion
• Old Dominion enters the game with a 17-6 record overall and are in first place in Conference USA with a 7-3 record. The Monarchs have won six of their last seven games after defeating North Texas, 72-61, on Thursday.
• Redshirt senior guard B.J. Stith is leads ODU and is eighth in the league with 17.6 points per game. He is also fifth in the league in free throw percentage (83.7%) and eighth in sixth in rebounding (7.8).
• Senior guard Ahmad Caver is second on the team and ninth in C-USA with 17.3 points He is also second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6) and third in assists (5.3).
• Redshirt sophomore guard Xavier Green is averaging 8.8 points while leading the team with a 42.1% three-point field goal percentage, which is sixth in the conference.
• Old Dominion is scoring 67.7 points per game. However, it is allowing a league-low 61.0 points.
• The Monarchs are connecting on 41.7% from the floor and 35.1% from three while their opponents are hitting a league-worst 38.3% from the field and 34.6% from three.
• ODU is outrebounding its opponents, 39.7-to-34.2, a league-best rebounding margin of +5.5.
• Head coach Jeff Jones is in his sixth season at the helm of the Old Dominion men's basketball program where he owns a 131-64 (.672) record. In 27 seasons as a head coach, Jones is 488-351 (.582).
Series History
• Rice and Old Dominion will meet for the 10th time overall.
• The Owls are just 1-8 in the series and 1-4 in Norfolk.
• Rice has lost the last four meetings by an average of seven points.
• Rice's only win came in 2016, a 75-66 victory in Norfolk.
• Last year, Rice dropped an overtime heartbreaker in Houston, 82-75.
Next Up
• Rice returns home next Thursday, Feb. 7, when it hosts WKU. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally-televised by CBS Sports Network.
Scouting Rice
• Rice is 9-13 overall and 4-5 in Conference USA. The Owls are looking for their second straight win after defeating Charlotte, 65-61, on Thursday.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by freshman guard Chris Mullins with 12.6 points. He also leads the team in steals with 1.4 per game.
• Junior forward Robert Martin is second on the team with 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. He is connecting on 49.0% from the field and 44.2% from three, which is third in Conference USA.
• Junior guard Ako Adams is third on the team with 11.9 points per game. He is connecting on 40.0% from three, good for eighth in the league while leading the team with 2.9 assists per game. He also leads Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 90.5% from the line.
• Graduate student Jack Williams is scoring 10.1 points while leading the squad with 8.0 rebounds, which is fifth in the league.
• The Owls are scoring 75.5 points but are allowing 78.3.
• Rice is connecting on 43.9% from the field and 35.3% from three, which is second in the league. It is its opponents to connect on 45.9% from the floor and 34.4% from three.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 37.0-to-35.5.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Old Dominion
• Old Dominion enters the game with a 17-6 record overall and are in first place in Conference USA with a 7-3 record. The Monarchs have won six of their last seven games after defeating North Texas, 72-61, on Thursday.
• Redshirt senior guard B.J. Stith is leads ODU and is eighth in the league with 17.6 points per game. He is also fifth in the league in free throw percentage (83.7%) and eighth in sixth in rebounding (7.8).
• Senior guard Ahmad Caver is second on the team and ninth in C-USA with 17.3 points He is also second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6) and third in assists (5.3).
• Redshirt sophomore guard Xavier Green is averaging 8.8 points while leading the team with a 42.1% three-point field goal percentage, which is sixth in the conference.
• Old Dominion is scoring 67.7 points per game. However, it is allowing a league-low 61.0 points.
• The Monarchs are connecting on 41.7% from the floor and 35.1% from three while their opponents are hitting a league-worst 38.3% from the field and 34.6% from three.
• ODU is outrebounding its opponents, 39.7-to-34.2, a league-best rebounding margin of +5.5.
• Head coach Jeff Jones is in his sixth season at the helm of the Old Dominion men's basketball program where he owns a 131-64 (.672) record. In 27 seasons as a head coach, Jones is 488-351 (.582).
Series History
• Rice and Old Dominion will meet for the 10th time overall.
• The Owls are just 1-8 in the series and 1-4 in Norfolk.
• Rice has lost the last four meetings by an average of seven points.
• Rice's only win came in 2016, a 75-66 victory in Norfolk.
• Last year, Rice dropped an overtime heartbreaker in Houston, 82-75.
Next Up
• Rice returns home next Thursday, Feb. 7, when it hosts WKU. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally-televised by CBS Sports Network.
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