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Men’s Basketball Hosts New Orleans in Non-Conference Finale
12/20/2020 3:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will host New Orleans this Monday, December 21, in its non-conference finale. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Monday's game with a 5-2 record after falling to Sam Houston State on Saturday, 82-69.
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari leads the Owls with 18.6 points per game, which is fourth in Conference USA. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (54.2%) and three-pointers made per game (3.7) and is fourth in field goal percentage (53.5%).
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee is second on the team with 11.9 points per game and leads the team in steals (1.6 spg).
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is nearly averaging a double-double, scoring 10.3 points per game while pulling down 9.7 rebounds per game, good for second in the conference. He also leads the team in field goal percentage (58.5%) and assists per game (3.3).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.4 points per game while graduate forward Tre Clark is adding 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 81.6 points per game while allowing 69.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 44.4% from the floor and 34.5% from three while holding their opponents to 43.5% from the field and 32.4% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 42.6-to-36.0 while leading Conference USA with 17.1 assists per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 40-62.
Scouting New Orleans
• New Orleans enters Monday's contest with a 1-6 record. The Privateers have lost their last three games after falling to Louisiana-Lafayette, 73-63, last Tuesday.
• Senior guard Troy Green is fourth in the Southland Conference in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game. He is also fifth in the league in free throw percentage (78.9%) and field goal percentage (50.6%) while leading the team in rebounds (5.9 rpg).
• Redshirt junior guard Damion Rosser is sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game. He is also third in the Southland in field goal percentage (55.4%) and is tied for the team league in rebounds (5.9 apg).
• New Orleans is averaging just 64.9 points per game while allowing 74.3.
• The Privateers are connecting on 44.1% from the field but just 25.7% from three. Their opponents are making 45.1% from the floor but just 31.0% from behind the arc.
• UNO is also being outrebounded 36.0-to-34.9.
• Head coach Mark Slessinger is in his 10th season at the helm of the New Orleans men's basketball program where he owns a 122-156 (.439) record. In 12 years as a head coach, he is 147-179 (.451).
Rice-New Orleans Series History
• Rice and New Orleans will meet for just the third time in history.
• The teams met for the first time in 2011-12 with Rice earning an 83-49 victory.
• The following year the Owls defeated UNO, 95-71.
• Both games were played at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face New Orleans, it will be the 79th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 43-35 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the fifth of five meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Incarnate Word in its season opener, as well as twice defeating Houston Baptist. Rice also fell to Sam Houston State.
• This is the eighth straight season that Rice will face at least one team from the Southland Conference and the 14th in the past 15 seasons. Rice is 18-16 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice begins Conference USA play with a home series against UTSA on Jan 1 and 2. Both games will tip-off at 2 p.m. and will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Monday's game with a 5-2 record after falling to Sam Houston State on Saturday, 82-69.
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari leads the Owls with 18.6 points per game, which is fourth in Conference USA. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (54.2%) and three-pointers made per game (3.7) and is fourth in field goal percentage (53.5%).
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee is second on the team with 11.9 points per game and leads the team in steals (1.6 spg).
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is nearly averaging a double-double, scoring 10.3 points per game while pulling down 9.7 rebounds per game, good for second in the conference. He also leads the team in field goal percentage (58.5%) and assists per game (3.3).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.4 points per game while graduate forward Tre Clark is adding 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 81.6 points per game while allowing 69.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 44.4% from the floor and 34.5% from three while holding their opponents to 43.5% from the field and 32.4% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 42.6-to-36.0 while leading Conference USA with 17.1 assists per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 40-62.
Scouting New Orleans
• New Orleans enters Monday's contest with a 1-6 record. The Privateers have lost their last three games after falling to Louisiana-Lafayette, 73-63, last Tuesday.
• Senior guard Troy Green is fourth in the Southland Conference in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game. He is also fifth in the league in free throw percentage (78.9%) and field goal percentage (50.6%) while leading the team in rebounds (5.9 rpg).
• Redshirt junior guard Damion Rosser is sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game. He is also third in the Southland in field goal percentage (55.4%) and is tied for the team league in rebounds (5.9 apg).
• New Orleans is averaging just 64.9 points per game while allowing 74.3.
• The Privateers are connecting on 44.1% from the field but just 25.7% from three. Their opponents are making 45.1% from the floor but just 31.0% from behind the arc.
• UNO is also being outrebounded 36.0-to-34.9.
• Head coach Mark Slessinger is in his 10th season at the helm of the New Orleans men's basketball program where he owns a 122-156 (.439) record. In 12 years as a head coach, he is 147-179 (.451).
Rice-New Orleans Series History
• Rice and New Orleans will meet for just the third time in history.
• The teams met for the first time in 2011-12 with Rice earning an 83-49 victory.
• The following year the Owls defeated UNO, 95-71.
• Both games were played at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face New Orleans, it will be the 79th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 43-35 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the fifth of five meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Incarnate Word in its season opener, as well as twice defeating Houston Baptist. Rice also fell to Sam Houston State.
• This is the eighth straight season that Rice will face at least one team from the Southland Conference and the 14th in the past 15 seasons. Rice is 18-16 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice begins Conference USA play with a home series against UTSA on Jan 1 and 2. Both games will tip-off at 2 p.m. and will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
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