Sunday, January 31
Denton, TX
3 p.m.
Rice University
at
North Texas
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Men’s Basketball Seeks to Split Series at North Texas
1/30/2021 7:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice looks to split its home-and-home series against North Texas this Sunday in Denton at 3 p.m. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. from the Super Pit will be livestreamed at ESPN+.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters this Sunday's game with a 10-7 record and 4-5 in Conference USA after dropping the series opener to North Texas on Friday, 79-74.
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee leads the team and is tied for eighth in C-USA with 15.9 points per game and leads the team in steals (1.3 spg). He also leads C-USA in three-point field goals made per game (3.4) and is second in three-point field goal percentage (41.5%).
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari is second on the Owls with 15.6 points per game, which is 10th in Conference USA. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (46.0%), is second in three-point field goals made per game (3.1) and is second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is averaging nearly a double-double, scoring 11.1 points per game while pulling down 9.4 rebounds per game, good for second in the conference. He leads the team in field goal percentage (69.2%) while placing fifth in the league in assists per game (4.2) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.7).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.5 points per game while redshirt sophomore forward Riley Abercrombie is adding 8.4 points per game and is third on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 78.0 points per game while allowing 72.8.
• The Owls are connecting on 45.8% from the floor and 37.2% from three while holding their opponents to 43.8% from the field and 33.8% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 38.2-to-34.7 while leading the league with 16.7 assists per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 45-67.
Scouting North Texas
• North Texas enters this weekend with an 8-5 record and 4-1 in Conference USA after earning a victory in the series opener on Friday.
• Redshirt senior guard Javion Hamlet leads the Mean Green with 14.1 points per game. He leads C-USA in free throw percentage (91.7%), is second in assists per game (5.1) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4).
• Senior guard James Reese is second on the team with 10.5 points per game.
• Senior forward Zachary Simmons is averaging 10.5 points per game and leads the Mean Green with 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Senior forward Thomas Bell is averaging 9.4 points per game and is second on the team with 5.9 rebounds per game. He is also eighth in the conference with 1.2 blocks per game.
• North Texas is averaging 74.6 points per game while allowing 63.6 points, which is second fewest in Conference USA.
• UNT is connecting on league-bests of 49.2% from the field and 39.2% from three while allowing just 41.2% from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc.
• The Mean Green are outrebounding its opponents, 34.2-to-30.8.
• Head coach Grant McCasland is in his fourth season at the helm of the North Texas men's basketball program where he owns a 68-46 (.596) record. In five seasons as a head coach, McCasland holds an 88-58 (.603) record.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Rice and North Texas will meet for the 27th time overall.
• North Texas holds an 18-8 record in the series.
• Rice is looking for its second win in Denton, as North Texas holds a 9-1 record. Rice's only win in the Super Pit came Feb. 4, 2017, a 95-80 victory.
• North Texas has won six of the last seven meetings overall.
Next Up
• Rice returns home to host a weekend series against Southern Miss, Feb. 5-6. Friday's game is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. and will be live streamed by ESPN+ while Saturday's game is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters this Sunday's game with a 10-7 record and 4-5 in Conference USA after dropping the series opener to North Texas on Friday, 79-74.
• Sophomore guard Travis Evee leads the team and is tied for eighth in C-USA with 15.9 points per game and leads the team in steals (1.3 spg). He also leads C-USA in three-point field goals made per game (3.4) and is second in three-point field goal percentage (41.5%).
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari is second on the Owls with 15.6 points per game, which is 10th in Conference USA. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage (46.0%), is second in three-point field goals made per game (3.1) and is second on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Sophomore forward Max Fiedler is averaging nearly a double-double, scoring 11.1 points per game while pulling down 9.4 rebounds per game, good for second in the conference. He leads the team in field goal percentage (69.2%) while placing fifth in the league in assists per game (4.2) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.7).
• Junior guard Chris Mullins is scoring 11.5 points per game while redshirt sophomore forward Riley Abercrombie is adding 8.4 points per game and is third on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 78.0 points per game while allowing 72.8.
• The Owls are connecting on 45.8% from the floor and 37.2% from three while holding their opponents to 43.8% from the field and 33.8% from three.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 38.2-to-34.7 while leading the league with 16.7 assists per game.
• Head coach Scott Pera begins his fourth season leading the Rice men's basketball program. He holds a record of 45-67.
Scouting North Texas
• North Texas enters this weekend with an 8-5 record and 4-1 in Conference USA after earning a victory in the series opener on Friday.
• Redshirt senior guard Javion Hamlet leads the Mean Green with 14.1 points per game. He leads C-USA in free throw percentage (91.7%), is second in assists per game (5.1) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4).
• Senior guard James Reese is second on the team with 10.5 points per game.
• Senior forward Zachary Simmons is averaging 10.5 points per game and leads the Mean Green with 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Senior forward Thomas Bell is averaging 9.4 points per game and is second on the team with 5.9 rebounds per game. He is also eighth in the conference with 1.2 blocks per game.
• North Texas is averaging 74.6 points per game while allowing 63.6 points, which is second fewest in Conference USA.
• UNT is connecting on league-bests of 49.2% from the field and 39.2% from three while allowing just 41.2% from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc.
• The Mean Green are outrebounding its opponents, 34.2-to-30.8.
• Head coach Grant McCasland is in his fourth season at the helm of the North Texas men's basketball program where he owns a 68-46 (.596) record. In five seasons as a head coach, McCasland holds an 88-58 (.603) record.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Rice and North Texas will meet for the 27th time overall.
• North Texas holds an 18-8 record in the series.
• Rice is looking for its second win in Denton, as North Texas holds a 9-1 record. Rice's only win in the Super Pit came Feb. 4, 2017, a 95-80 victory.
• North Texas has won six of the last seven meetings overall.
Next Up
• Rice returns home to host a weekend series against Southern Miss, Feb. 5-6. Friday's game is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. and will be live streamed by ESPN+ while Saturday's game is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
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