Men’s Basketball Closes Homestand versus Northwestern State

HOUSTON — Rice closes its homestand this Saturday, Nov. 16, when it hosts Northwestern State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 4
What: Rice (2-1) vs. Northwestern State (1-2)
When: Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads, 11-0 (8-0 in Houston)

Promotions
• Fans will receive a Rice Rally Towel on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• The Rice Men's Basketball team with sign autographs after the game in the lobby of Tudor Fieldhouse.

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday's contest with a 2-1 record after defeating Louisiana-Monroe, 66-50, on Tuesday.
• The Owls are led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax, who leads the team with 13.0 points per game and 5.3 assists, which is fourth in the American. He's also third on the team with 4.7 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 12.7 points. He leads the team with 1.7 steals per game and is connecting on 45.5% from three, good for 19th in the league and his 3.3 three-pointers made per game is second.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is scoring 9.7 points per game and is ninth in the conference with 8.0 rebounds. He's also connecting on 75.0% from the floor, good for third in the AAC.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is averaging 8.3 points and is second on the team with 2.7 assists.
• Graduate student Trey Patterson is second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.
• The Owls are scoring 69.3 points per game while allowing just 64.3, good for third in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 39.8% from the field and 30.8% from three. It is holding its opponents to just 37.3% from the field and 24.1% from three, which is third in the league.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 41.3-to-37.0.
• Head coach Rob Lanier is in his first season at the helm of the Rice men's basketball program.

Scouting Northwestern State
• Northwestern State enters Saturday's contest with a 1-2 record after falling 73-57 at Oklahoma on Monday.
• Senior forward Addison Patterson leads the team with 12.3 points per game while placing second with 4.7 rebounds per game. He's also tied for seventh in the Southland Conference with 1.0 blocks.
• Junior guard Micah Thomas is scoring 11.3 points and leads the team with 2.3 assists. He's connecting on 40.0% from three, making 2.0 triples per game, which is tied for seventh in the league.
• Senior guard Jon Sanders II is scoring 11.3 points while leading in the team in three-point field goal percentage (62.5%). He's also tops in the conference in free throw percentage, connecting on a perfect 100.0% (13-of-13) from the charity stripe.
• Junior forward Willie Williams leads the team and is seventh in the league in rebounding with 7.0 per game and junior forward Jerald Colonel leads the Southland with 2.7 blocks per game.
• Northwestern State is averaging 72.7 points per game while allowing 71.3.
• The Demons are connecting on 44.4% from the field and 35.5% from three. Their opponents connected on 42.4% from the floor but just 28.8% from behind the arc.
• NSU is being outrebounded, 35.7-to-33.3.
• Northwestern State leads the Southland Conference in blocked shots per game (5.67) and is second in free throw percentage (.721).
• Head coach Rick Cabrera is in his second season at the helm of the Northwestern State men's basketball program, where he has a 10-24 record. In eight years as a head coach, Cabrera is 162-70.

Rice-Northwestern State Series History
• Rice and Northwestern State will meet for the third straight year and the 12th time overall.
• Rice is looking to stay perfect against the Demons, holding an 11-0 record against NSU.
• When played in Houston, the Owls are 8-0.
• Rice's 11-0 mark against the Demons is its longest active unbeaten streak without a loss against a Division I opponent.
• The Owls have won the previous 11 meetings by an average of 13.3 points per game.

Next Up
• Rice begins a six-game road trip next Tuesday, Nov. 19, when it travels to Lafayette, La., to face Louisiana. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed at ESPN+.

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