Monday, December 19
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Jarvis Christian
Photo by: © Maria Lysaker
Men’s Basketball Closes Non-Conference Slate against Jarvis Christian
12/18/2022 3:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will close its non-conference schedule this Monday, Dec. 19, when it hosts Jarvis Christian. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and it will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Game 12
What: Rice (8-3, 0-1) vs. Jarvis Christian (3-6, 1-4)
When: Monday, December 19 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 2-0 (2-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Monday's game with an 8-3 record. The Owls have won seven of their last eight games after defeating Northwestern State on Saturday, 110-73.
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari leads the team and is third in C-USA with 19.1 points per game. He's also third on the team in rebounds per game (5.3) while placing fourth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.377) and three-pointers made per game (2.6), sixth in field goal percentage (.455), and seventh in free throw percentage (.810).
• Junior guard Travis Evee is seventh in the league with 14.9 points per game. He's also seventh in three-pointers made per game (2.3), and eighth in free throw percentage (.805).
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 7.2 rebounds per game. He leads the league with 5.4 assists per game. Fiedler is averaging 9.8 points per game while connecting on 72.5% from the field.
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is fourth on team with 9.2 points per game and fourth with 3.5 rebounds per game and junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.4 points per game.
• Sophomore guard Cameron Sheffield is scoring 7.1 points per game while placing second on the team with 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Rice is scoring 81.3 points per game, which is third in Conference USA, while allowing 73.5.
• The Owls are connecting on 49.4% from the field, good for second in the league, and 33.9% from three. Their opponents are hitting 46.0% from the floor and 34.1% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 37.4-to-31.3.
• Rice is second in the conference in assists per game (17.7) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (8.4).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Jarvis Christian
• Jarvis Christian enters Monday's game with a 3-6 record. The Bulldogs have lost five of six games after falling to Texas College on Tuesday, 83-78.
• Junior guard James Phillip Russell leads the team with 11.4 points per game while adding 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
• Senior guard Jakobe Dill is second on the team with 10.2 points per game while connecting on 40.4% from three.
• Senior guard Jakari Jackson is averaging 9.7 points and leads the team with 3.2 assists per game and sophomore forward Jorden Clark leads the Bulldogs with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Jarvis Christian is scoring just 69.4 points per game while allowing 73.1.
• The Bulldogs are connecting on 41.3% from the field and 34.3% from three. Their opponents are hitting 45.7% from the floor and 32.0% from behind the arc.
• JCU is also being outrebounding by its opponents, 35.8-to-31.4.
• Head coach Christopher Avery is in his sixth season at the helm of the Jarvis Christian men's basketball program.
Rice-Jarvis Christian Series History
• Rice and Jarvis Christian will meet for the second straight year and just the third time overall.
• Rice has won the previous two meetings.
• Last year, Rice defeated JCU twice, 100-62 on Dec. 4 and 98-63 on Feb. 8.
Next Up
• Rice opens its Conference USA schedule next Thursday, December 29, when it travels to Bowling Green, Ky., to face WKU. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 12
What: Rice (8-3, 0-1) vs. Jarvis Christian (3-6, 1-4)
When: Monday, December 19 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: CUSAtv
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 2-0 (2-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Monday's game with an 8-3 record. The Owls have won seven of their last eight games after defeating Northwestern State on Saturday, 110-73.
• Junior guard and Preseason All-Conference USA honoree Quincy Olivari leads the team and is third in C-USA with 19.1 points per game. He's also third on the team in rebounds per game (5.3) while placing fourth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.377) and three-pointers made per game (2.6), sixth in field goal percentage (.455), and seventh in free throw percentage (.810).
• Junior guard Travis Evee is seventh in the league with 14.9 points per game. He's also seventh in three-pointers made per game (2.3), and eighth in free throw percentage (.805).
• Junior forward Max Fiedler leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 7.2 rebounds per game. He leads the league with 5.4 assists per game. Fiedler is averaging 9.8 points per game while connecting on 72.5% from the field.
• Freshman guard Mekhi Mason is fourth on team with 9.2 points per game and fourth with 3.5 rebounds per game and junior guard Alem Huseinovic is averaging 7.4 points per game.
• Sophomore guard Cameron Sheffield is scoring 7.1 points per game while placing second on the team with 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Rice is scoring 81.3 points per game, which is third in Conference USA, while allowing 73.5.
• The Owls are connecting on 49.4% from the field, good for second in the league, and 33.9% from three. Their opponents are hitting 46.0% from the floor and 34.1% from behind the arc.
• Rice is also outrebounding its opponents, 37.4-to-31.3.
• Rice is second in the conference in assists per game (17.7) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (8.4).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his sixth season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Jarvis Christian
• Jarvis Christian enters Monday's game with a 3-6 record. The Bulldogs have lost five of six games after falling to Texas College on Tuesday, 83-78.
• Junior guard James Phillip Russell leads the team with 11.4 points per game while adding 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
• Senior guard Jakobe Dill is second on the team with 10.2 points per game while connecting on 40.4% from three.
• Senior guard Jakari Jackson is averaging 9.7 points and leads the team with 3.2 assists per game and sophomore forward Jorden Clark leads the Bulldogs with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Jarvis Christian is scoring just 69.4 points per game while allowing 73.1.
• The Bulldogs are connecting on 41.3% from the field and 34.3% from three. Their opponents are hitting 45.7% from the floor and 32.0% from behind the arc.
• JCU is also being outrebounding by its opponents, 35.8-to-31.4.
• Head coach Christopher Avery is in his sixth season at the helm of the Jarvis Christian men's basketball program.
Rice-Jarvis Christian Series History
• Rice and Jarvis Christian will meet for the second straight year and just the third time overall.
• Rice has won the previous two meetings.
• Last year, Rice defeated JCU twice, 100-62 on Dec. 4 and 98-63 on Feb. 8.
Next Up
• Rice opens its Conference USA schedule next Thursday, December 29, when it travels to Bowling Green, Ky., to face WKU. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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