Men’s Basketball Begins Homestand against Prairie View A&M

HOUSTON — Rice begins a two-game homestand to end non-conference play this Wednesday, Dec. 20, when it hosts Prairie View A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and it will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 12
What: Rice (5-6) vs. Prairie View A&M (5-5)
When: Wednesday, December 20 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 8-0 (6-0 in Houston)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday night's game with a 5-6 record. The Owls have won four of their last five games after defeating Northwestern State last Saturday, 76-51.
• The Owls are led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.0 points per game, tied for sixth in the American Athletic Conference. He's adding 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals while placing eighth in the league in free throw percentage, connecting on 83.3% from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 12.7 points and 2.2 assists and third with 4.3 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.7 points while leading the team with 8.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists, which are both third in the AAC. He's also connecting on 67.1% from the floor, which is third in the conference. Fiedler is also second in the American in offensive rebounds with 3.5 per game.
• Graduate student guard Anthony Selden is scoring 7.0 points per game. He's pulling down 3.0 rebounds and is connecting on 48.8% from the field.
• The Owls are scoring 73.7 points pe game while allowing 74.5.
• Rice is connecting on 44.2% from the field and 29.9% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 45.0% from the field and 33.7% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 37.3-to-36.2.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.

Scouting Prairie View A&M
• Prairie View A&M enters Wednesday's game with a 5-5 record. The Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak on Monday, defeating North American, 92-61.
• PVAMU is led by graduate student guard Charles Smith IV with 14.4 points. He is pulling down 4.0 rebounds per game and is seventh in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in free throw percentage, connecting on 79.4% from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore forward Chris Felix, Jr. is second on the team with 12.0 and is fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.860).
• Graduate student guard Javontae Hopkins is averaging 11.3 points and 4.4 rebounds and junior forward Brian Myles is averaging 8.7 points while leading the league in rebounding with 7.1 boards.
• Prairie View A&M is scoring 72.7 points per game and is allowing 76.4, third in the SWAC.
• The Panthers are connecting on 40.1% from the field and 31.5% from three. Their opponents are hitting 44.7% from the field, good for third in the conference, and 33.0% from three.
• PVAMU is being outrebounded by the opposition, 38.5-to-34.9.
• Prairie View is also second in the league in free throw percentage (.765) and is third in steals (10.2).
• Head coach Byron Smith is in his ninth season leading the Prairie View A&M men's basketball program, where he holds a 114-123 record.

Rice-Prairie View A&M Series History
• Rice and Prairie View A&M will meet for the second straight year and the ninth time overall.
• The Owls are undefeated in the series, having won the previous eighth meetings.
• When played at Tudor Fieldhouse, Rice leads 6-0.
• Last year, the Owls earned a 70-62 decision.
• Rice has won the previous eight games by an average of 18.1 points.

Next Up
• Rice closes its non-conference slate this Saturday, Dec. 22, against Louisiana. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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