Saturday, January 20
Philadelphia, PA
1 p.m.
Rice University
at
Temple
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Men’s Basketball Travels to Temple in Battle of Owls
1/19/2024 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., this Saturday, January 20, to take on Temple. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 18
What: Rice (6-11, 0-4) at Temple (8-10, 1-4)
When: Saturday, January 20 at 1 p.m. CT
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Stadium: Liacouras Center (10,206)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Temple leads 3-0 (2-0 in Philadelphia)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday afternoon's game with a 6-11 record, and 0-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their first AAC victory after falling to Charlotte in overtime on Tuesday, 81-79.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.7 points per game, good for sixth in the American. He's adding 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals while placing fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.850) and eighth in three-pointers made per game (2.1).
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 13.2 points and 2.5 assists and third with 4.2 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.9 points while placing second in the conference with 9.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He's also fourth in field goal percentage, connecting on 63.9% from the floor. Fiedler also leads the league and is 10th in the nation with 3.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Freshman Keanu Dawes is scoring 6.9 points per game and is second on the team with 4.4 rebounds, and senior guard Alem Huseinovic is recording 6.6 points per game and is connecting on 47.8% from the field and 39.6% from three.
• The Owls are scoring 73.7 points per game while allowing 76.1.
• Rice is connecting on 44.2% from the field and 31.8% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 45.1% from the field and 36.5% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 36.8-to-35.7.
• Rice is also third in the conference in assists per game with 14.6.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Temple
• Temple enters Saturday's game with an 8-10 record and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls have lost three straight games after falling at SMU on Tuesday, 77-64.
• Junior guard Hysier Miller leads the team and is ninth in the AAC with 15.6 points per game. He's also sixth assists per game (4.4) while pulling down 4.1 rebounds.
• Redshirt junior guard Jahlil White is second on the team with 12.5 points and leads with 6.8 rebounds.
• Junior guard Jordan Riley is averaging 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds and redshirt junior forward Steve Settle is scoring 8.9 points and is ninth in the league with 1.8 steals per game.
• Temple is scoring 70.8 points per game while allowing 72.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 37.9% from the field and 29.6% from three. Their opponents are hitting 43.8% from the field and 33.3% from three.
• TU is being outrebounded by its opponents, 39.2-to-37.7
• Temple is also third in the conference in turnover margin at 2.6.
• Head coach Adam Fisher is in his first season leading the Temple men's basketball program, where he holds an 8-10 record.
Rice-Temple Series History
• Rice and Temple will meet for just the fourth time and the first since 2012.
• The Owls are looking for their first victory in the series, having dropped the previous three meetings.
• Two of the three games have taken place in Philadelphia.
• The teams initially met in 1948. They then met in a home series in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
• They will meet for a second time on Feb. 28 in Houston.
Next Up
• Rice begins a two-game homestand next Wednesday, Jan. 24, when it hosts No. 23 Florida Atlantic. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 18
What: Rice (6-11, 0-4) at Temple (8-10, 1-4)
When: Saturday, January 20 at 1 p.m. CT
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Stadium: Liacouras Center (10,206)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Temple leads 3-0 (2-0 in Philadelphia)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday afternoon's game with a 6-11 record, and 0-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their first AAC victory after falling to Charlotte in overtime on Tuesday, 81-79.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.7 points per game, good for sixth in the American. He's adding 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals while placing fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.850) and eighth in three-pointers made per game (2.1).
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 13.2 points and 2.5 assists and third with 4.2 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.9 points while placing second in the conference with 9.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He's also fourth in field goal percentage, connecting on 63.9% from the floor. Fiedler also leads the league and is 10th in the nation with 3.8 offensive rebounds per game.
• Freshman Keanu Dawes is scoring 6.9 points per game and is second on the team with 4.4 rebounds, and senior guard Alem Huseinovic is recording 6.6 points per game and is connecting on 47.8% from the field and 39.6% from three.
• The Owls are scoring 73.7 points per game while allowing 76.1.
• Rice is connecting on 44.2% from the field and 31.8% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 45.1% from the field and 36.5% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 36.8-to-35.7.
• Rice is also third in the conference in assists per game with 14.6.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Temple
• Temple enters Saturday's game with an 8-10 record and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls have lost three straight games after falling at SMU on Tuesday, 77-64.
• Junior guard Hysier Miller leads the team and is ninth in the AAC with 15.6 points per game. He's also sixth assists per game (4.4) while pulling down 4.1 rebounds.
• Redshirt junior guard Jahlil White is second on the team with 12.5 points and leads with 6.8 rebounds.
• Junior guard Jordan Riley is averaging 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds and redshirt junior forward Steve Settle is scoring 8.9 points and is ninth in the league with 1.8 steals per game.
• Temple is scoring 70.8 points per game while allowing 72.7.
• The Owls are connecting on 37.9% from the field and 29.6% from three. Their opponents are hitting 43.8% from the field and 33.3% from three.
• TU is being outrebounded by its opponents, 39.2-to-37.7
• Temple is also third in the conference in turnover margin at 2.6.
• Head coach Adam Fisher is in his first season leading the Temple men's basketball program, where he holds an 8-10 record.
Rice-Temple Series History
• Rice and Temple will meet for just the fourth time and the first since 2012.
• The Owls are looking for their first victory in the series, having dropped the previous three meetings.
• Two of the three games have taken place in Philadelphia.
• The teams initially met in 1948. They then met in a home series in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
• They will meet for a second time on Feb. 28 in Houston.
Next Up
• Rice begins a two-game homestand next Wednesday, Jan. 24, when it hosts No. 23 Florida Atlantic. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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