Friday, January 12
Tampa, FL
6 p.m.
Rice University
at
South Florida
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HOUSTON — Rice goes back on the road this Friday, Jan. 12, when it travels to Tampa, Fla., to face South Florida. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally-televised by ESPNU.
Game 16
What: Rice (6-9, 0-2) at South Florida (8-5, 1-1)
When: Friday, January 12 at 6 p.m. CT
Where: Tampa, Florida
Stadium: Yuengling Center (10,411)
Television: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: South Florida leads 1-0 (First Meeting in Tampa)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Friday night's game with a 6-9 record, and 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their first AAC victory after falling to UTSA in overtime last Saturday, 89-82.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.9 points per game, good for third in the American. He's adding 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals while placing fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.843) and ninth in three-pointers made per game (2.1).
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 12.9 points and third with 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.1 points while leading the team with 8.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists, which are third and fourth in the AAC, respectively. He's also connecting on 62.9% from the floor, which is fourth in the conference. Fiedler is also tied for the league-lead with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game.
• Freshman Keanu Dawes is scoring 6.9 points per game and is second on the team with 4.6 rebounds and graduate student guard Anthony Selden is recording 6.0 points per game and 2.7 rebounds and is connecting on 43.3% from the field.
• The Owls are scoring 73.4 points per game while allowing 75.5.
• Rice is connecting on 43.6% from the field and 30.1% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 45.4% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 36.7-to-36.1.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting South Florida
• South Florida enters Friday's game with an 8-5 record and 1-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls saw their six-game winning streak snapped last Sunday, falling 75-71 to UAB.
• Senior guard Chris Youngblood leads the team with 15.1 points per game, which is 10th in the league. He's also ninth in free throw percentage, connecting on 81.0% from the charity stripe.
• Senior guard Selton Miguel is second on the team with 14.5 points and is pulling down 4.1 rebounds per game. He leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.470) and is fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.4).
• Junior forward Kasean Pryor is averaging 9.0 points and leads the team with 6.7 rebounds.
• Freshman guard Jayden Reid is scoring 8.8 points per game and leads the team and is seventh in the league with 4.2 assists per game.
• USF is scoring 76.1 points per game while allowing 70.1.
• The Bulls are connecting on 43.2% from the field and 33.1% from three. Their opponents are hitting 42.6% from the field and 32.2% from three.
• South Florida is also outrebounding its opponents, 37.4-to-37.2.
• Head coach Amir Abdul-Rahim is in his first season leading the South Florida men's basketball program, where he holds an 8-5 record. In five years as a head coach, he is 53-79.
Rice-South Florida Series History
• Rice and South Florida will meet for just the second time overall and the first since 1997.
• The only other meeting came in the third-place game of the 1997 San Juan Shootout, with the Bulls taking a 49-46 victory.
• This will be the first meeting on either campus.
Next Up
• Rice returns home next Tuesday, Jan. 16, when it hosts Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 16
What: Rice (6-9, 0-2) at South Florida (8-5, 1-1)
When: Friday, January 12 at 6 p.m. CT
Where: Tampa, Florida
Stadium: Yuengling Center (10,411)
Television: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: South Florida leads 1-0 (First Meeting in Tampa)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Friday night's game with a 6-9 record, and 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their first AAC victory after falling to UTSA in overtime last Saturday, 89-82.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.9 points per game, good for third in the American. He's adding 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals while placing fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.843) and ninth in three-pointers made per game (2.1).
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 12.9 points and third with 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.1 points while leading the team with 8.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists, which are third and fourth in the AAC, respectively. He's also connecting on 62.9% from the floor, which is fourth in the conference. Fiedler is also tied for the league-lead with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game.
• Freshman Keanu Dawes is scoring 6.9 points per game and is second on the team with 4.6 rebounds and graduate student guard Anthony Selden is recording 6.0 points per game and 2.7 rebounds and is connecting on 43.3% from the field.
• The Owls are scoring 73.4 points per game while allowing 75.5.
• Rice is connecting on 43.6% from the field and 30.1% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 45.4% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 36.7-to-36.1.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting South Florida
• South Florida enters Friday's game with an 8-5 record and 1-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls saw their six-game winning streak snapped last Sunday, falling 75-71 to UAB.
• Senior guard Chris Youngblood leads the team with 15.1 points per game, which is 10th in the league. He's also ninth in free throw percentage, connecting on 81.0% from the charity stripe.
• Senior guard Selton Miguel is second on the team with 14.5 points and is pulling down 4.1 rebounds per game. He leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.470) and is fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.4).
• Junior forward Kasean Pryor is averaging 9.0 points and leads the team with 6.7 rebounds.
• Freshman guard Jayden Reid is scoring 8.8 points per game and leads the team and is seventh in the league with 4.2 assists per game.
• USF is scoring 76.1 points per game while allowing 70.1.
• The Bulls are connecting on 43.2% from the field and 33.1% from three. Their opponents are hitting 42.6% from the field and 32.2% from three.
• South Florida is also outrebounding its opponents, 37.4-to-37.2.
• Head coach Amir Abdul-Rahim is in his first season leading the South Florida men's basketball program, where he holds an 8-5 record. In five years as a head coach, he is 53-79.
Rice-South Florida Series History
• Rice and South Florida will meet for just the second time overall and the first since 1997.
• The only other meeting came in the third-place game of the 1997 San Juan Shootout, with the Bulls taking a 49-46 victory.
• This will be the first meeting on either campus.
Next Up
• Rice returns home next Tuesday, Jan. 16, when it hosts Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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