Rice Travels to Florida Atlantic for Battle of Owls

HOUSTON — Rice will play its final scheduled game before Conference USA's Bonus Play this Saturday, Feb. 16, when it travels to Boca Raton, Fla., to face Florida Atlantic. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed on CUSAtv.

Scouting Rice
• Rice is 10-16 overall and 5-8 in Conference USA. The Owls are looking to get back in the win column after falling at FIU, 86-65, on Thursday.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by freshman guard Chris Mullins with 12.3 points. He also leads the team in steals with 1.3 per game.
• Junior guard Ako Adams is second on the team with 11.8 points per game. He is connecting on 40.3% from three, good for eighth in the league while leading the team with 2.7 assists per game. He also leads Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 89.9% from the line.
• Junior forward Robert Martin is third on the team with 11.7 points and is second with 6.3 rebounds. He is connecting on 45.4% from the field and 41.5% from three, which is fourth in Conference USA.
• Graduate student Jack Williams is scoring 10.0 points while leading the squad with 7.9 rebounds, which is fifth in the league.
• Freshman guard Trey Murphy III is scoring 8.3 points per game and is second in C-USA in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 42.7%.
• The Owls are scoring 75.4 points but are allowing 78.8.
• Rice is connecting on 43.6% from the field and 35.0% from three. It is allowing its opponents to connect on 45.2% from the floor and 34.8% from three.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 38.0-to-36.1.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.

Scouting Florida Atlantic
• Florida Atlantic enters the game with a 15-11 record overall and is 6-7 in Conference USA. The Owls defeated North Texas Thursday night, 57-47.
• FAU is led by senior guard Anthony Adger, with 16.9 points, good for 10th in the league. He is fourth in C-USA in three-point field goals made per game (3.1) and eighth in free throw percentage (82.0%).
• Graduate forward Xavian Stapleton is second on the team with 12.9 points and 4.9 rebounds. He is also connecting on 37.7% from beyond the arc to lead the team.
• Freshman guard Michael Forrest is scoring 9.1 points and leads the Owls with 3.2 assists per game.
• Senior forward/center Simeon Lepichev leads the squad with 5.2 rebounds per game.
• Florida Atlantic is scoring 72.1 points per game while allowing 69.1.
• The Owls are connecting on 41.4% from the floor and 33.1% from three while their opponents are hitting 41.7% from the field and 32.0% from three.
• FAU leads Conference USA in rebounding, pulling down 40.0 boards per game while allowing 35.3.
• The Owls are second in the league in free throw percentage, connecting on 74.0% from the charity stripe.
• Head coach Dusty May is in his first season at the helm of the Florida Atlantic men's basketball program where he owns a 15-11 (.577) record.

Series History
• Rice and Florida Atlantic will meet for just the seventh time.
• Rice holds a 4-2 advantage in the series and has won all three games played in Boca Raton.
• The average margin of victory in the series is 4.5 points as no game has been decided by more than seven points.
• Last year, the teams split the season series with each team winning on the other's home court.

Next Up
• Rice will begin its Conference USA Bonus Play next Saturday, Feb. 23. Date, time and opponent will be announced on Saturday night.

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