Wednesday, November 30
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Prairie View A&M
Men’s Basketball Closes Homestand against Prairie View A&M
11/29/2022 10:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice looks to close its four-game homestand with a 4-0 mark this Wednesday, Nov. 30, when it hosts Prairie View A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Game 7
What: Rice vs. Prairie View A&M
When: Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Watch: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 7-0 (5-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday's game with a 4-2 record. The Owls are looking for their fourth straight victory after defeating Houston Christian, 76-67, on Nov. 21.
• Junior guard Travis Evee leads the team and is third in the league with 19.3 points per game. He's also second in three-point field goal percentage (.422), third in three-pointers made per game (3.2), seventh in field goal percentage (.486), eighth in free throw percentage (.806) and 10th in steals per game (1.5).
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari. He's also second on the team in rebounds per game (5.7) and eighth in C-USA in three-pointers made per game (2.2).
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is third on team with 10.0 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.5 points per game.
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 6.5 rebounds per game. He is also third in the league with 5.0 assists per game.
• Rice is scoring 76.3 points per game while allowing 76.8.
• The Owls are connecting on 47.2% from the field and 33.5% from three. It's opponents are hitting 49.7% from the floor and 41.7% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 33.2-to-33.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Prairie View A&M
• Prairie View A&M enters Wednesday's game with a 4-3 record. The Panthers fell to Oklahoma State on Sunday, 78-53.
• Graduate guard Will Douglas is second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 17.6 points per game. He's second on the team and seventh in the league with 5.7 rebounds per game while placing second in the SWAC in field goal percentage (.516), sixth in steal per game (2.0), and ninth in free throw percentage (.750).
• Redshirt senior guard Jeremiah Gambrell is second on the team and ninth in the conference with 14.1 points per game. He's also second on the team with 2.3 assists per game.
• Graduate forward Yahuza Rasas is third on the team with 10.5 points per game and leads the Panthers with 6.5 rebounds per game.
• Prairie View A&M is second in the league in scoring, averaging 76.2 points per game while allowing just 72.1.
• The Panthers are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, good for tops in the SWAC, but just 29.1% from three while its opponents are hitting 48.1% from the field and 37.3% from behind the arc.
• PVAM is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and holding its opponents to a league-low 29.4.
• The Panthers are also connecting on a league-high 75.4% from the free throw line.
• Head coach Byron Smith is in his eighth season at the helm of the Prairie View A&M men's basketball program where he owns a 97-97 record.
Rice-Prairie View A&M Series History
• Rice and Prairie View A&M will meet for the eighth time overall but the first since 2014.
• The Owls are undefeated in the series, having won the previous seven meetings.
• When played at Tudor Fieldhouse, Rice leads 5-0.
• Rice has won the previous seven games by an average of 19.6 points.
Next Up
• Rice begins a two-game road trip this Sunday, Dec. 4, when it travels to San Marcos to face Texas State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 7
What: Rice vs. Prairie View A&M
When: Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Watch: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 7-0 (5-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday's game with a 4-2 record. The Owls are looking for their fourth straight victory after defeating Houston Christian, 76-67, on Nov. 21.
• Junior guard Travis Evee leads the team and is third in the league with 19.3 points per game. He's also second in three-point field goal percentage (.422), third in three-pointers made per game (3.2), seventh in field goal percentage (.486), eighth in free throw percentage (.806) and 10th in steals per game (1.5).
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari. He's also second on the team in rebounds per game (5.7) and eighth in C-USA in three-pointers made per game (2.2).
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is third on team with 10.0 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.5 points per game.
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 6.5 rebounds per game. He is also third in the league with 5.0 assists per game.
• Rice is scoring 76.3 points per game while allowing 76.8.
• The Owls are connecting on 47.2% from the field and 33.5% from three. It's opponents are hitting 49.7% from the floor and 41.7% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 33.2-to-33.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Prairie View A&M
• Prairie View A&M enters Wednesday's game with a 4-3 record. The Panthers fell to Oklahoma State on Sunday, 78-53.
• Graduate guard Will Douglas is second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 17.6 points per game. He's second on the team and seventh in the league with 5.7 rebounds per game while placing second in the SWAC in field goal percentage (.516), sixth in steal per game (2.0), and ninth in free throw percentage (.750).
• Redshirt senior guard Jeremiah Gambrell is second on the team and ninth in the conference with 14.1 points per game. He's also second on the team with 2.3 assists per game.
• Graduate forward Yahuza Rasas is third on the team with 10.5 points per game and leads the Panthers with 6.5 rebounds per game.
• Prairie View A&M is second in the league in scoring, averaging 76.2 points per game while allowing just 72.1.
• The Panthers are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, good for tops in the SWAC, but just 29.1% from three while its opponents are hitting 48.1% from the field and 37.3% from behind the arc.
• PVAM is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and holding its opponents to a league-low 29.4.
• The Panthers are also connecting on a league-high 75.4% from the free throw line.
• Head coach Byron Smith is in his eighth season at the helm of the Prairie View A&M men's basketball program where he owns a 97-97 record.
Rice-Prairie View A&M Series History
• Rice and Prairie View A&M will meet for the eighth time overall but the first since 2014.
• The Owls are undefeated in the series, having won the previous seven meetings.
• When played at Tudor Fieldhouse, Rice leads 5-0.
• Rice has won the previous seven games by an average of 19.6 points.
Next Up
• Rice begins a two-game road trip this Sunday, Dec. 4, when it travels to San Marcos to face Texas State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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