Thursday, November 30
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
UT Martin
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Men’s Basketball Returns Home to Face UT-Martin
11/29/2023 11:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice begins a stretch of four games in Houston this Thursday, Nov. 30, when it hosts UT-Martin. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 7
What: Rice (1-5) vs. UT-Martin (5-2)
When: Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: First Meeting
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Thursday's home tilt with a 1-5 record after falling to UC-Irvine, 83-68, last Friday in the final game of the Ball Dawgs Classic.
• The Owls are led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 14.8 points per game while adding 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals. He's also tied for fifth in the American Athletic Conference in free throw percentage, connecting on 89.7% from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He also leads the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 38.1% from behind the arc.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 10.8 points, while leading the team with 8.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists, which is are both second in the AAC, respectively. He's also connecting on 64.4% from the floor, which is fourth in the conference. Fiedler is second in the American in offensive rebounds with 3.7 per game.
• Graduate student guard Antony Selden is scoring 8.7 points per game. He's pulling down 2.5 rebounds and is connecting on 47.2% from the field.
• The Owls are scoring 75.5 points pe game while allowing 83.7.
• Rice is connecting on 43.2% from the field and 33.6% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 50.3% from the field and 37.8% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are being outrebounding by their opponents, 36.0-to-34.0.
• Rice is also third in the American in assists per game (14.8).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting UT-Martin
• UT-Martin enters Thursday night's game with a 5-2 record. The Skyhawks have won four of their last five games after defeating Chicago State, 94-71, last Saturday.
• UTM is led by junior guard Jordan Sears with 22.3 points to lead the Ohio Valley Conference. He is third in the league in assists (3.9), fifth in field goal percentage (.527), sixth in three-pointers made per game (2.3), ninth in steals (1.3) and 10th in free throw percentage (.750).
• Junior guard/forward Jacob Crews is second on the squad and seventh in the OVC with 16.3 points. He leads the team and is third in the conference in rebounding (9.7), while placing first in the league in three-pointers made per game (2.9), third in three-point field goal percentage (.426), eighth in field goal percentage (.476) and ninth in steals (1.3).
• Senior forward Issa Muhammad is scoring 11.7 points per game. He is also third in the league in field goal percentage (.565), fifth in rebounding (8.9) and sixth in steals (1.4).
• Senior forward KK Curry is adding 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
• UT-Martin leads in the league in scoring with 86.0 points while allowing 80.1.
• The Skyhawks are connecting on 45.3% from the field and 34.3% from three, which are both second in the Ohio Valley. They are holding their opponents to a league low 39.9% from the field and 32.5% from three.
• UTM leads the conference with 46.6 rebounds per game while allowing 39.6.
• UT-Martin also leads the OVC in free throw percentage (.748), steals (8.6), and three-pointers made per game (8.4), and is second in assists (13.7).
• Head coach Ryan Ridder is in his third season leading the UT-Martin men's basketball program, where he holds a 32-38 record. In 10 years as a head coach, he is 175-111.
Rice-UT-Martin Series History
• This is the first-ever meeting between Rice and UT-Martin.
Next Up
• Rice closes its homestand this Saturday, Dec. 2, when it hosts crosstown foe Houston Christian. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 7
What: Rice (1-5) vs. UT-Martin (5-2)
When: Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: First Meeting
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Thursday's home tilt with a 1-5 record after falling to UC-Irvine, 83-68, last Friday in the final game of the Ball Dawgs Classic.
• The Owls are led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 14.8 points per game while adding 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals. He's also tied for fifth in the American Athletic Conference in free throw percentage, connecting on 89.7% from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He also leads the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 38.1% from behind the arc.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 10.8 points, while leading the team with 8.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists, which is are both second in the AAC, respectively. He's also connecting on 64.4% from the floor, which is fourth in the conference. Fiedler is second in the American in offensive rebounds with 3.7 per game.
• Graduate student guard Antony Selden is scoring 8.7 points per game. He's pulling down 2.5 rebounds and is connecting on 47.2% from the field.
• The Owls are scoring 75.5 points pe game while allowing 83.7.
• Rice is connecting on 43.2% from the field and 33.6% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 50.3% from the field and 37.8% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are being outrebounding by their opponents, 36.0-to-34.0.
• Rice is also third in the American in assists per game (14.8).
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting UT-Martin
• UT-Martin enters Thursday night's game with a 5-2 record. The Skyhawks have won four of their last five games after defeating Chicago State, 94-71, last Saturday.
• UTM is led by junior guard Jordan Sears with 22.3 points to lead the Ohio Valley Conference. He is third in the league in assists (3.9), fifth in field goal percentage (.527), sixth in three-pointers made per game (2.3), ninth in steals (1.3) and 10th in free throw percentage (.750).
• Junior guard/forward Jacob Crews is second on the squad and seventh in the OVC with 16.3 points. He leads the team and is third in the conference in rebounding (9.7), while placing first in the league in three-pointers made per game (2.9), third in three-point field goal percentage (.426), eighth in field goal percentage (.476) and ninth in steals (1.3).
• Senior forward Issa Muhammad is scoring 11.7 points per game. He is also third in the league in field goal percentage (.565), fifth in rebounding (8.9) and sixth in steals (1.4).
• Senior forward KK Curry is adding 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
• UT-Martin leads in the league in scoring with 86.0 points while allowing 80.1.
• The Skyhawks are connecting on 45.3% from the field and 34.3% from three, which are both second in the Ohio Valley. They are holding their opponents to a league low 39.9% from the field and 32.5% from three.
• UTM leads the conference with 46.6 rebounds per game while allowing 39.6.
• UT-Martin also leads the OVC in free throw percentage (.748), steals (8.6), and three-pointers made per game (8.4), and is second in assists (13.7).
• Head coach Ryan Ridder is in his third season leading the UT-Martin men's basketball program, where he holds a 32-38 record. In 10 years as a head coach, he is 175-111.
Rice-UT-Martin Series History
• This is the first-ever meeting between Rice and UT-Martin.
Next Up
• Rice closes its homestand this Saturday, Dec. 2, when it hosts crosstown foe Houston Christian. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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