Men’s Basketball to Face Tulane on ESPNU

HOUSTON — Rice returns home this Saturday, Jan. 25, when it hosts Tulane in an nationally-televised tilt. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT and it will be televised by ESPNU.

Game 20
What: Rice (11-8, 2-4) vs. Tulane (10-9, 4-2)
When: Saturday, January 25 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
TV: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Listen (Spanish): YouTube
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Tulane leads 28-26 (Rice leads 18-7 in Houston)

Rice to Have First-Ever Spanish Radio Broadcast
As part of its Latin Night festivities, Rice will have a Spanish broadcast for the first time in Rice Basketball history. Francisco Romero, the Spanish Voice of the Astros, and Juan Alaniz will call all of the action.

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday's game with an 11-8 record, including 2-4 in the AAC. The Owls are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after falling at Florida Atlantic on Sunday, 75-73.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax, who leads the team with 13.4 points per game and 4.3 assists, which is third in the American. He's also second on the team with 6.0 rebounds.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is second on the team with 9.4 points and 2.9 assists, while grabbing 3.6 rebounds per game.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is scoring 9.2 points per game and leads the team with 6.7 rebounds. He's also third in the AAC in field goal percentage, connecting on 62.0% from the floor, and is eighth with 1.2 blocks per game.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 9.0 points. He's connecting on 39.4% from three and 2.2 threes per game, which are both seventh in the conference.
• Junior Denver Anglin is scoring 8.4 points. He is connecting on 80.0% from the free throw line, while hitting 37.9% from three.
• The Owls are scoring 70.3 points per game while allowing just 67.9, good for second in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 42.6% from the field and 33.2% from three. It is leading the league in field goal percentage defense (40.1%), while allowing just 31.5% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 38.9 rebounds per game while the opposition is grabbing 34.5, which are second and third in the conference, respectively.
• 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 152-143.

Scouting Tulane
• Tulane enters Saturday's contest with a 10-9 record, including 4-2 in the American. The Green Wave are coming off an 80-77 defeat at Temple last Sunday.
• Junior forward Kaleb Banks leads the Green Wave in both scoring (17.9) and rebounding (7.5), good for fifth and sixth in the conference, respectively. He's also ninth in blocks (1.2) and 10th in free throw percentage (.812).
• Redshirt sophomore guard Rowan Brumbaugh is second on the team with 14.6 points and is tied for the league-lead with 4.9 assists.
• Freshman guard/forward Kam Williams is scoring 9.8 points. He's second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 43.2%, while hitting 2.2 threes per good, tied for seventh.
• Junior guard Asher Wood is averaging 9.3 points and is second in the AAC in free throw percentage, hitting 90.0% from the charity stripe.
• Tulane is averaging 76.3 points per game and is third in the American, allowing just 68.4.
• The Green Wave are connecting on 44.5% from the floor and 35.3% from three, while their opponents are connecting on just 40.3% from the field and 30.3% from behind the arc, which are both second in the AAC.
• Tulane is outrebounding the opposition, 35.7-to-35.6.
• The Green Wave lead the league in blocks with 4.6 per game, while placing third in free throw percentage (.771), assists (16.2), and three-pointers (8.6).
• Head coach Ron Hunter is in his sixth season at the helm of the Tulane men's basketball program, where he has an 80-83 record. In 31 years as a head coach, Hunter is 525-397.

Rice-Tulane Series History
• Rice and Tulane will meet in the first of two meetings this year and the 55th time overall.
• Tulane leads the series, 28-26.
• However, Rice leads in Houston, 18-7.
• As conference opponents, Tulane holds a 13-5 advantage.
• Rice is looking for its first victory over the Green Wave since Jan. 28, 2012, an 88-74 victory.
• Tulane has won the last four meetings and 12 of the last 15 dating back to 2007.

Next Up
• Rice begins a stretch of four out of six road games next Tuesday, Jan. 28, when it travels to Tampa, Fla., to face South Florida. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by ESPNU.

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