Thursday, December 15
Houston, TX
11:15 a.m.
Rice University
vs
North American
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Men’s Basketball Hosts North American in Annual School House Mania Game
12/14/2022 1:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — The Rice men's basketball team returns to Tudor Fieldhouse to begin a three-game homestand this Thursday, Dec. 15, when it hosts North American in its annual School House Mania game. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. CT and it will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Game 10
What: Rice (6-3, 0-1) vs. North American (0-8, 0-0)
When: Thursday, December 15 at 11:15 a.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: First Meeting
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Thursday morning's game with a 6-3 record. The Owls saw their five-game winning streak snapped on Monday, falling in overtime to No. 7 Texas, 87-81.
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari leads the team and is third in C-USA with 17.6 points per game. He's also third on the team in rebounds per game (5.4) while placing fifth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.353) and three-pointers made per game (2.7), seventh in field goal percentage (.422), and eighth in free throw percentage (.783).
• Junior guard Travis Evee is fifth in the league with 17.1 points per game. He's also fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.8) and three-point field goal percentage (.362), seventh in free throw percentage (.784), and eighth in field goal percentage (.417).
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is third on team with 9.7 points per game and fourth with 3.4 rebounds per game and junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.7 points per game.
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 7.2 rebounds per game. He leads the league with 5.6 assists per game. Fiedler is averaging 8.4 points per game while connecting on 68.6% from the field.
• Rice is scoring 76.9 points per game while allowing 75.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 46.9% from the field and 34.3% from three. Their opponents are hitting 48.7% from the floor and 37.3% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 33.8-to-32.9.
• Rice is fourth in the conference in assists per game (16.3) and three-pointers made per game (9.1).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting North American
• North American enters Thursday's game with an 0-8 record.
• Guard Jalon Clark leads the team with 16.4 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game. He's also connecting on a team-high 47.5-percent from the field.
• Guard Kiante Kizzie is second on the team with 16.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. He also leads the team with 2.1 steals per game.
• Forward Rene Nicolas Ruel Huteau is averaging 8.3 points and 4.5 rebounds while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.
• North American is scoring 69.1 points per game while allowing 88.9.
• The Stallions are connecting on 40.3% from the field and 26.4% from three. Their opponents are hitting 49.6% from the floor and 34.2% from behind the arc.
• NAU is also being outrebounding by its opponents, 41.6-to-32.3.
• Head coach Frank Higginbotham is in his fourth season at the helm of the North American men's basketball program.
Rice-North American Series History
• This is the first-ever meeting between Rice and North American.
School House Mania
• This is the ninth installment of Rice's School House Mania game.
• More than 4,000 Houston-area students from local schools will be on hand to cheer on the Owls.
• Rice has won the previous eight School House Mania games.
• This will be the first time that North American will be the opponent.
• Rice won the previous seven School House Mania games by an average of 17.4 points.
Next Up
• Rice continues its homestand this Saturday, December 17, when it hosts Northwestern State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Game 10
What: Rice (6-3, 0-1) vs. North American (0-8, 0-0)
When: Thursday, December 15 at 11:15 a.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: First Meeting
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Thursday morning's game with a 6-3 record. The Owls saw their five-game winning streak snapped on Monday, falling in overtime to No. 7 Texas, 87-81.
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari leads the team and is third in C-USA with 17.6 points per game. He's also third on the team in rebounds per game (5.4) while placing fifth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.353) and three-pointers made per game (2.7), seventh in field goal percentage (.422), and eighth in free throw percentage (.783).
• Junior guard Travis Evee is fifth in the league with 17.1 points per game. He's also fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.8) and three-point field goal percentage (.362), seventh in free throw percentage (.784), and eighth in field goal percentage (.417).
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is third on team with 9.7 points per game and fourth with 3.4 rebounds per game and junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.7 points per game.
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 7.2 rebounds per game. He leads the league with 5.6 assists per game. Fiedler is averaging 8.4 points per game while connecting on 68.6% from the field.
• Rice is scoring 76.9 points per game while allowing 75.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 46.9% from the field and 34.3% from three. Their opponents are hitting 48.7% from the floor and 37.3% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 33.8-to-32.9.
• Rice is fourth in the conference in assists per game (16.3) and three-pointers made per game (9.1).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting North American
• North American enters Thursday's game with an 0-8 record.
• Guard Jalon Clark leads the team with 16.4 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game. He's also connecting on a team-high 47.5-percent from the field.
• Guard Kiante Kizzie is second on the team with 16.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. He also leads the team with 2.1 steals per game.
• Forward Rene Nicolas Ruel Huteau is averaging 8.3 points and 4.5 rebounds while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.
• North American is scoring 69.1 points per game while allowing 88.9.
• The Stallions are connecting on 40.3% from the field and 26.4% from three. Their opponents are hitting 49.6% from the floor and 34.2% from behind the arc.
• NAU is also being outrebounding by its opponents, 41.6-to-32.3.
• Head coach Frank Higginbotham is in his fourth season at the helm of the North American men's basketball program.
Rice-North American Series History
• This is the first-ever meeting between Rice and North American.
School House Mania
• This is the ninth installment of Rice's School House Mania game.
• More than 4,000 Houston-area students from local schools will be on hand to cheer on the Owls.
• Rice has won the previous eight School House Mania games.
• This will be the first time that North American will be the opponent.
• Rice won the previous seven School House Mania games by an average of 17.4 points.
Next Up
• Rice continues its homestand this Saturday, December 17, when it hosts Northwestern State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed by CUSAtv.
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