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Men’s Basketball Begins Two-Game Homestand against Stephen F. Austin
11/10/2025 3:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Rice returns home for a pair of games, this Tuesday, Nov. 11, when it hosts Stephen F. Austin. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 3
What: Rice (1-1) vs. Stephen F. Austin (2-0)
When: Tuesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Stephen F. Austin leads, 10-9 (Rice leads 8-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Tuesday night's game with a 1-1 record after falling to Oregon on Saturday.
• Redshirt senior guard Jalen Smith leads the team with 18.0 points per game. He also leads the league in three-pointers per game (4.0), and is fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.533).
• Graduate guard Trae Broadnax is second on the team with 15.0 points and 4.0 assists (8th in American), and third with 5.0 rebounds. He's also 10th in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 62.5%.
• Senior guard/forward Nick Anderson is scoring 14.0 points per game. He's fifth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.500) and eighth in three-pointers per game (2.5).
• Graduate senior Stephen Giwa leads the team and is third in the American with 10.5 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 86.0 points per game while allowing a league-low 52.5.
• The Owls are connecting on 46.5% from the field and 41.8% from three, good for third in the American. Their opponents are connecting on a league-low 29.8% from the floor and just 27.7% from behind the arc.
• Rice is outrebounding its opponents, 44.0-to-33.5.
• The Owls also lead the league in assists (18.0) and three-pointers per game (11.5), while placing third in free throw percentage (.763).
• Head coach Rob Lanier is in his second season at the helm of the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Stephen F. Austin
• Stephen F. Austin enters Tuesday's tilt with a 2-0 record after defeating Arkansas State on Saturday, 90-65.
• SFA is led by senior guard Keon Thompson with 23.0 points per good, tied for third in the Southland Conference. He's also ninth in the league in field goal percentage (.576) and assists (4.0).
• Junior guard Lateef Patrick, Jr. is 10th in the league with 17.5 points. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 61.5% from behind the arc, and is tied for sixth with 2.0 steals.
• Senior forward Jerald Colonel is averaging 11.0 points and leads the team with 9.5 rebounds, tied for second in the SLC.
• Sophomore guard Narit Chotikavanic is averaging 10.5 points, and freshman guard Marcus Scurry is scoring 10.0.
• Stephen F. Austin is second in the league in scoring, averaging 96.5 points per game, while allowing 70.5.
• The Lumberjacks are connecting on 48.3% from the field and 37.7% from three, which is third in the Southland. Their opponents are connecting on 39.1% from the floor just 22.7% from behind the arc, good for second in the SLC.
• SFA leads the conference in rebounding, pulling down 49.0 boards per game while allowing 32.0.
• It is also second in the league in blocks with 6.0 per game.
• Head coach Matt Braeuer is in his first season at the helm of the Stephen F. Austin men's basketball program.
Rice-Stephen F. Austin Series History
• Rice and Stephen F. Austin will meet for the first time since 2017 and the 20th time overall.
• SFA leads the series, 10-9.
• When played in Houston, Rice leads the series, 8-1, and has won the last four meetings.
• The teams have traded wins over the last seven meetings with neither team winning consecutive games since Rice won two straight from 1952-54.
Next Up
• Rice closes its two-game homestand this Friday, Nov. 14, when it hosts East Texas A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
Game 3
What: Rice (1-1) vs. Stephen F. Austin (2-0)
When: Tuesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Stephen F. Austin leads, 10-9 (Rice leads 8-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Tuesday night's game with a 1-1 record after falling to Oregon on Saturday.
• Redshirt senior guard Jalen Smith leads the team with 18.0 points per game. He also leads the league in three-pointers per game (4.0), and is fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.533).
• Graduate guard Trae Broadnax is second on the team with 15.0 points and 4.0 assists (8th in American), and third with 5.0 rebounds. He's also 10th in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 62.5%.
• Senior guard/forward Nick Anderson is scoring 14.0 points per game. He's fifth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.500) and eighth in three-pointers per game (2.5).
• Graduate senior Stephen Giwa leads the team and is third in the American with 10.5 rebounds per game.
• Rice is averaging 86.0 points per game while allowing a league-low 52.5.
• The Owls are connecting on 46.5% from the field and 41.8% from three, good for third in the American. Their opponents are connecting on a league-low 29.8% from the floor and just 27.7% from behind the arc.
• Rice is outrebounding its opponents, 44.0-to-33.5.
• The Owls also lead the league in assists (18.0) and three-pointers per game (11.5), while placing third in free throw percentage (.763).
• Head coach Rob Lanier is in his second season at the helm of the Rice men's basketball program.
Scouting Stephen F. Austin
• Stephen F. Austin enters Tuesday's tilt with a 2-0 record after defeating Arkansas State on Saturday, 90-65.
• SFA is led by senior guard Keon Thompson with 23.0 points per good, tied for third in the Southland Conference. He's also ninth in the league in field goal percentage (.576) and assists (4.0).
• Junior guard Lateef Patrick, Jr. is 10th in the league with 17.5 points. He leads the league in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 61.5% from behind the arc, and is tied for sixth with 2.0 steals.
• Senior forward Jerald Colonel is averaging 11.0 points and leads the team with 9.5 rebounds, tied for second in the SLC.
• Sophomore guard Narit Chotikavanic is averaging 10.5 points, and freshman guard Marcus Scurry is scoring 10.0.
• Stephen F. Austin is second in the league in scoring, averaging 96.5 points per game, while allowing 70.5.
• The Lumberjacks are connecting on 48.3% from the field and 37.7% from three, which is third in the Southland. Their opponents are connecting on 39.1% from the floor just 22.7% from behind the arc, good for second in the SLC.
• SFA leads the conference in rebounding, pulling down 49.0 boards per game while allowing 32.0.
• It is also second in the league in blocks with 6.0 per game.
• Head coach Matt Braeuer is in his first season at the helm of the Stephen F. Austin men's basketball program.
Rice-Stephen F. Austin Series History
• Rice and Stephen F. Austin will meet for the first time since 2017 and the 20th time overall.
• SFA leads the series, 10-9.
• When played in Houston, Rice leads the series, 8-1, and has won the last four meetings.
• The teams have traded wins over the last seven meetings with neither team winning consecutive games since Rice won two straight from 1952-54.
Next Up
• Rice closes its two-game homestand this Friday, Nov. 14, when it hosts East Texas A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.
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