Men’s Basketball Begins Conference Play at Tulsa

HOUSTON — Rice begins its American Athletic Conference schedule this Wednesday, Jan. 1, when it heads to Tulsa. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and it will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 14
What: Rice (9-4, 0-0) at Tulsa (6-7, 0-0)
When: Wednesday, January 1 at 2 p.m. CT
Where: Tulsa, Okla.
Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Tulsa leads, 30-6 (16-1 at Tulsa)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday's American Athletic Conference opener with a 9-4 record. The Owls have won two of its last three games after defeating Prairie View A&M, 64-46, on Dec. 22.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax, who leads the team with 14.1 points per game and 4.4 assists, which are 10th and fourth in the American, respectively. He's also second on the team with 5.9 rebounds while connecting on 45.4% from the field.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is second on the team with 10.3 points and 3.1 assists, while grabbing 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 9.5 points. He's connecting on 42.3% from three and 2.3 threes per game, which are fifth and seventh in the conference, respectively.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is scoring 9.3 points per game and leads the team with 7.6 rebounds, good for fifth in the league. He's also fourth in the AAC in field goal percentage, connecting on 60.3% from the floor, and tied for fourth with 1.5 blocks per game.
• Junior Denver Anglin is scoring 8.5 points. He is connecting on 88.9% from the free throw line, while hitting 35.3% from three.
• The Owls are scoring 70.2 points per game while allowing just 65.6, good for second in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 41.9% from the field and 31.8% from three. It is second in the league in field goal percentage defense (38.9%), while leading the conference in three-point field goal percentage defense (28.5%).
• The Owls are second in the AAC in rebounding, pulling down 40.1 rebounds per game, and allowing 34.4, which is third in the league.
• Head coach Rob Lanier is in his first season at the helm of the Rice men's basketball program. In nine years as a head coach, Lanier is 150-140.

Scouting Tulsa
• Tulsa enters Wednesday's game with a 6-7 record. The Golden Hurricane have won their last two games after defeating Southwestern Christian on Saturday, 96-63.
• Graduate student guard Keaston Willis leads the team with 14.0 points per game and is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. He is second in the AAC in three-pointers made per game (3.0), and seventh in free throw percentage (.855) and three-point field goal percentage (.415).
• Graduate student guard Dwon Odom is second on the team with 12.9 points and is leading the squad with a 54.3% field goal percentage. He's pulling down 4.1 rebounds and is fifth in the conference with 4.2 assists.
• Sophomore guard Tyshawn Archie is averaging 12.0 points per game and junior guard Isaiah Barnes is scoring 10.3 points.
• Tulsa is scoring 77.3 points per game and is allowing 73.7.
• The Golden Hurricane are connecting on 42.7% from the floor and 32.4% from three. Their opponents are connecting on 43.5% from the field and 34.3% from behind the arc.
• Tulsa is third in the American in rebounding, pulling down 39.2 boards per game, and is allowing 37.7.
• The Golden Hurricane is also third in the league with 9.3 three-pointers per game.
• Head coach Erik Konkel is in his third season at the helm of the Tulsa men's basketball program, where he has a 27-47 record. In 10 years as a head coach, Konkel is 180-122.

Rice-Tulsa Series History
• Rice and Tulsa will meet for the first time this year and the 37th time overall.
• The Golden Hurricane hold a 30-6 record in the series and are 16-1 in Tulsa, including the last seven meetings.
• Rice is looking for its first win in the series since 2005, having lost the last 17 games.
• The Owls' only win in Tulsa came Feb. 12, 2005, a 71-64 overtime victory.
• All 35 meetings have been as conference opponents, first as members of the Western Athletic Conference (1997-2005), then with Conference USA (2006-14). They met for the first time as members of the American last year.
• The teams will also meet in Houston on Feb. 22.

Next Up
• Rice begins its AAC home schedule this Saturday, Jan. 4, when it hosts Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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