Saturday, December 5
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
at
Houston Baptist
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Men’s Basketball Faces Houston Baptist in First of Two Road Games
12/4/2020 5:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will begin a stretch of three out of four road games when it travels to crosstown rival Houston Baptist this Saturday, Dec. 5. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by Husky Sports Network.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday's game with a 3-0 record after defeating LeTourneau, 94-74, Thursday afternoon.
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee leads the Owls with 14.3 points per game while connecting on a team-best 42.9% from three, which is tied for eighth in Conference USA. He is also tied for third in three-pointers made per game (3.0).
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is averaging a double-double, scoring 14.0 points per game while pulling down a conference-best 11.3 rebounds. He is also fifth in field goal percentage (65.4%) and tied for eighth in assists (3.7).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 13.0 points per game while adding 3.0 assists per game.
• Sophomore guard Quincy Olivari is averaging 10.0 points per game and graduate forward Tre Clark is adding 9.0 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 88.3 points per game, which is second in the league, while allowing 63.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 48.0% from the floor and 31.8% from three while holding their opponents to 37.5% from the field and just 30.4% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 50.0-to-34.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 38-60.
Scouting Houston Baptist
• Houston Baptist enters Saturday's contest looking for its first win, having dropped its first three games this season.
• Senior guard/forward Ty Dalton leads the Huskies with 12.3 points per game and 2.3 assists per game.
• Junior guard Hunter Janacek is second on the team with 11.0 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard/forward Pedro Castro is averaging 10.0 points per game and is seventh in the Southland Conference with 7.3 rebounds per game. He also leads the league in free throw percentage (100.0%) and is tied for eighth in blocks (1.0 bpg)
• Houston Baptist is averaging 65.7 points per game while allowing 90.3.
• The Huskies are connecting on 36.7% from the field and 37.5% from three. Their opponents are making 49.8% from the floor and 36.5% from behind the arc.
• HBU is being outrebounded 41.7-to-34.3 and lead the league in free throw percentage (76.9%).
• Head coach Ron Cottrell is in his 28th season leading the Houston Baptist men's basketball program, where he holds a 475-392 (.548) record.
Rice-Houston Baptist Series History
• Rice and Houston Baptist will meet for the second straight year and the 13th time overall.
• The Owls lead the series 9-3 and have won the last two meetings.
• Nine of the 12 games have been at Tudor Fieldhouse. When played at Sharp Gym, HBU holds a 2-1 record.
• Last year, Rice defeated the Huskies, 96-84, in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Houston Baptist, it will be the 76th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 41-34 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the second of five meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Incarnate Word in its season opener and will also host the Cardinals on Dec. 21. It will also host Houston Baptist on Dec. 15 before traveling to Sam Houston State on Dec. 19.
• 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 17-15 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice will take a week off before playing its second straight road game in Houston when it faces cross-town rival and 10th-ranked Houston next Saturday, Dec. 12. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday's game with a 3-0 record after defeating LeTourneau, 94-74, Thursday afternoon.
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee leads the Owls with 14.3 points per game while connecting on a team-best 42.9% from three, which is tied for eighth in Conference USA. He is also tied for third in three-pointers made per game (3.0).
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is averaging a double-double, scoring 14.0 points per game while pulling down a conference-best 11.3 rebounds. He is also fifth in field goal percentage (65.4%) and tied for eighth in assists (3.7).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 13.0 points per game while adding 3.0 assists per game.
• Sophomore guard Quincy Olivari is averaging 10.0 points per game and graduate forward Tre Clark is adding 9.0 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 88.3 points per game, which is second in the league, while allowing 63.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 48.0% from the floor and 31.8% from three while holding their opponents to 37.5% from the field and just 30.4% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 50.0-to-34.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 38-60.
Scouting Houston Baptist
• Houston Baptist enters Saturday's contest looking for its first win, having dropped its first three games this season.
• Senior guard/forward Ty Dalton leads the Huskies with 12.3 points per game and 2.3 assists per game.
• Junior guard Hunter Janacek is second on the team with 11.0 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard/forward Pedro Castro is averaging 10.0 points per game and is seventh in the Southland Conference with 7.3 rebounds per game. He also leads the league in free throw percentage (100.0%) and is tied for eighth in blocks (1.0 bpg)
• Houston Baptist is averaging 65.7 points per game while allowing 90.3.
• The Huskies are connecting on 36.7% from the field and 37.5% from three. Their opponents are making 49.8% from the floor and 36.5% from behind the arc.
• HBU is being outrebounded 41.7-to-34.3 and lead the league in free throw percentage (76.9%).
• Head coach Ron Cottrell is in his 28th season leading the Houston Baptist men's basketball program, where he holds a 475-392 (.548) record.
Rice-Houston Baptist Series History
• Rice and Houston Baptist will meet for the second straight year and the 13th time overall.
• The Owls lead the series 9-3 and have won the last two meetings.
• Nine of the 12 games have been at Tudor Fieldhouse. When played at Sharp Gym, HBU holds a 2-1 record.
• Last year, Rice defeated the Huskies, 96-84, in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice vs. the Southland Conference
• When the Owls face Houston Baptist, it will be the 76th meeting against the Southland Conference.
• Rice is 41-34 all-time against the Southland.
• This will be the second of five meetings against the Southland Conference this year. Rice defeated Incarnate Word in its season opener and will also host the Cardinals on Dec. 21. It will also host Houston Baptist on Dec. 15 before traveling to Sam Houston State on Dec. 19.
• 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 17-15 against the Southland in the past 12 seasons.
Next Up
• Rice will take a week off before playing its second straight road game in Houston when it faces cross-town rival and 10th-ranked Houston next Saturday, Dec. 12. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be livestreamed by ESPN+.
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