Wednesday, February 28
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Temple
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Men’s Basketball Goes for Season Sweep of Temple
2/27/2024 12:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice will try for its third straight win this Wednesday, February 28, when it hosts Temple. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 28
What: Rice (11-16, 5-9) vs. Temple (10-17, 3-11)
When: Wednesday, February 28 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: Temple leads 3-1 (1-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday night's game with an 11-16 record and 5-9 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their third straight win after defeating East Carolina last Saturday, 70-52.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.5 points per game, tied for sixth in the American. He's adding 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals while connecting on 2.3 three-pointers per game, good for fifth in the league.
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 14.1 points, and 2.9 assists while placing third with 4.0 rebounds. In conference play, he is 10th in the AAC with 15.6 points per game and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.423).
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.1 points while leading the league with 5.3 assists per game and 3.9 offensive rebounds, which is also sixth in the nation. He's second in the league in rebounds (9.4), fourth in field goal percentage (.655), and sixth with seven double-doubles.
• Senior guard Alem Huseinovic is recording 8.2 points per game and is connecting on 45.2% from the field and 41.4% from three, good for fifth in the AAC.
• Forward Keanu Dawes is scoring 7.0 points and is second on the team with 4.2 rebounds and graduate student guard Anthony Selden is adding 6.0 points.
• The Owls are scoring 73.9 points per game while allowing 75.6.
• Rice is connecting on 44.7% from the field and 34.3% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 44.7% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 3621-to-35.5.
• Rice is also third in the league in assists per game with 14.7.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Temple
• Temple enters Wednesday's contest with a 10-17 record and 3-11 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls have lost 10 of their last 12 games, but have won the last two after defeating Wichita State on Sunday, 72-66, in overtime.
• Junior guard Hysier Miller leads the team and is eighth in the AAC with 15.5 points per game. He's also sixth assists per game (4.0) while adding 1.6 steals per game.
• Junior guard Jordan Riley is averaging 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds and redshirt junior guard Jahlil White is third on the team with 11.9 points and leads the squad with 6.3 rebounds.
• Redshirt junior forward Steve Settle is averaging 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds and is ninth in the league with 1.7 steals per game.
• Temple is scoring 71.2 points per game while allowing 73.9.
• The Owls are connecting on just 38.4% from the field and 29.8% from three. Their opponents are hitting 44.0% from the field and 32.7% from three.
• TU is being outrebounded by its opponents, 39.0-to-37.4.
• Temple is also third in the conference in turnover margin at 2.2.
• Head coach Adam Fisher is in his first season leading the Temple men's basketball program, where he holds a 10-17 record.
Rice-Temple Series History
• Rice and Temple will meet for the second time this year and just the fifth time overall.
• Rice is 1-3 in the series but is looking to sweep the season series.
• Three of the four 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.
• Rice defeated Temple earlier this year in Philadelphia, 69-66.
• This is just the second meeting in Houston. Temple won the only other meeting, 77-70, on Dec. 19, 2011.
Traffic Advisory
• Due to ongoing repairs to a section of a water pipe near the intersection of Main and University, which will result in the closure of sections of University, all fans attending upcoming home games are strongly encouraged to avoid this intersection and approach the Rice campus from the west side of campus, using Kirby or Greenbriar.
Next Up
• Rice begins the final road trip of the regular season this Saturday, March 2, when it travels to Wichita, Kan. to face Wichita State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 28
What: Rice (11-16, 5-9) vs. Temple (10-17, 3-11)
When: Wednesday, February 28 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: Temple leads 3-1 (1-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday night's game with an 11-16 record and 5-9 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are looking for their third straight win after defeating East Carolina last Saturday, 70-52.
• Rice is led by fifth-year senior guard Travis Evee, who is scoring 16.5 points per game, tied for sixth in the American. He's adding 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals while connecting on 2.3 three-pointers per game, good for fifth in the league.
• Sophomore guard Mekhi Mason is second on the team with 14.1 points, and 2.9 assists while placing third with 4.0 rebounds. In conference play, he is 10th in the AAC with 15.6 points per game and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.423).
• Fifth-year senior forward Max Fiedler is averaging 9.1 points while leading the league with 5.3 assists per game and 3.9 offensive rebounds, which is also sixth in the nation. He's second in the league in rebounds (9.4), fourth in field goal percentage (.655), and sixth with seven double-doubles.
• Senior guard Alem Huseinovic is recording 8.2 points per game and is connecting on 45.2% from the field and 41.4% from three, good for fifth in the AAC.
• Forward Keanu Dawes is scoring 7.0 points and is second on the team with 4.2 rebounds and graduate student guard Anthony Selden is adding 6.0 points.
• The Owls are scoring 73.9 points per game while allowing 75.6.
• Rice is connecting on 44.7% from the field and 34.3% from three. Its opponents are connecting on 44.7% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc.
• The Owls are outrebounding their opponents, 3621-to-35.5.
• Rice is also third in the league in assists per game with 14.7.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his seventh season leading the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Temple
• Temple enters Wednesday's contest with a 10-17 record and 3-11 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls have lost 10 of their last 12 games, but have won the last two after defeating Wichita State on Sunday, 72-66, in overtime.
• Junior guard Hysier Miller leads the team and is eighth in the AAC with 15.5 points per game. He's also sixth assists per game (4.0) while adding 1.6 steals per game.
• Junior guard Jordan Riley is averaging 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds and redshirt junior guard Jahlil White is third on the team with 11.9 points and leads the squad with 6.3 rebounds.
• Redshirt junior forward Steve Settle is averaging 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds and is ninth in the league with 1.7 steals per game.
• Temple is scoring 71.2 points per game while allowing 73.9.
• The Owls are connecting on just 38.4% from the field and 29.8% from three. Their opponents are hitting 44.0% from the field and 32.7% from three.
• TU is being outrebounded by its opponents, 39.0-to-37.4.
• Temple is also third in the conference in turnover margin at 2.2.
• Head coach Adam Fisher is in his first season leading the Temple men's basketball program, where he holds a 10-17 record.
Rice-Temple Series History
• Rice and Temple will meet for the second time this year and just the fifth time overall.
• Rice is 1-3 in the series but is looking to sweep the season series.
• Three of the four 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.
• Rice defeated Temple earlier this year in Philadelphia, 69-66.
• This is just the second meeting in Houston. Temple won the only other meeting, 77-70, on Dec. 19, 2011.
Traffic Advisory
• Due to ongoing repairs to a section of a water pipe near the intersection of Main and University, which will result in the closure of sections of University, all fans attending upcoming home games are strongly encouraged to avoid this intersection and approach the Rice campus from the west side of campus, using Kirby or Greenbriar.
Next Up
• Rice begins the final road trip of the regular season this Saturday, March 2, when it travels to Wichita, Kan. to face Wichita State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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