Men’s Basketball to Host North Texas on ESPNU

HOUSTON — Rice returns home for a nationally-televised tilt against North Texas this Tuesday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by ESPNU.

Game 25
What: Rice (12-12, 3-8) vs. North Texas (17-6, 8-3)
When: Tuesday, February 11 at 8 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208)
TV: ESPNU
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: North Texas leads 25-9 (10-6 in Houston)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Tuesday's game with a 12-12 record, including 3-8 in the AAC. The Owls are coming off a 78-75 defeat at Charlotte on Saturday.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax, who leads the team with 13.2 points per game and 4.5 assists, which is tied for second in the American. He's also second on the team with 5.5 rebounds.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is second on the team with 9.6 points per game while grabbing a team-high 7.1 rebounds, good for ninth in the AAC. He's also fourth in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 63.3% from the floor, and is ninth with 1.1 blocks per game.
• Junior Denver Anglin is averaging 9.4 points. He is connecting on 38.8% from three and 80.0% from the free throw line.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 8.8 points. He's connecting on a team-high 40.3% from three and 2.2 threes per game, which are eighth and seventh in the league, respectively.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is averaging 8.2 points and 2.8 assists, while grabbing 3.3 rebounds per game.
• The Owls are scoring 70.9 points per game while allowing just 69.4, good for third in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 42.2% from the field and 33.7% from three. It is third in the league in field goal percentage defense (41.4%), while allowing just 32.0% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 38.7 rebounds per game while the opposition is grabbing 34.5, which are second and fourth in the conference, respectively.
• In conference play, Rice is third in the league in three-pointers, connecting on 8.4 per game.
• 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 153-147.

Scouting North Texas
• North Texas enters Tuesday's contest with a 17-6 record, including 8-3 in the American. The Mean Green have won seven of their last nine games after defeating Tulane on Saturday, 76-66.
• Senior guard Atin Wright leads the team with 13.5 points per game, while connecting on 40.9% from three, which is seventh in the conference. He leads the AAC in free throw percentage, connecting on 95.4%, and is third in three-pointers per game (2.7).
• Junior forward Brenen Lorient is second on the team with 12.6 points. He's sixth in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 58.9% from the floor.
• Senior guard Johnathan Massie is scoring 8.4 points per game.
• Senior guard Jasper Floyd is averaging 8.0 points per game and is sixth in the American with 3.9 assists per game.
• North Texas is scoring 68.6 points per game but is allowing a league-low 59.4.
• The Mean Green are connecting on 45.4% from the floor and 36.8% from three, good for third in the conference. Their opponents are connecting on 41.3% from the field, which is second in the conference, and 31.3% from behind the arc, good for third in the AAC.
• UNT is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per game while allowing just 27.7, the fewest in the AAC.
• North Texas is second in the American in second in free throw percentage, connecting on 76.9% from the charity stripe, and third in steals (7.9).
• Head coach Ross Hodge is in his second season at the helm of the North Texas men's basketball program, where he has a 36-21 record.

Rice-North Texas Series History
• Rice and North Texas will meet for the second time this year and the 35th time overall.
• North Texas holds a 25-9 advantage in the series.
• In Houston, the Mean Green leads 10-6.
• North Texas has won three straight in the series and 13 of the last 15.
• Earlier this year, UNT defeated the Owls in Denton, 81-59.

Next Up
• Rice goes back on the road this Saturday, February 15, when it travels to New Orleans, La., to face Tulane. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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