Men’s Basketball Takes on Tulane in Morning Tip-Off

HOUSTON — Rice heads to the Big Easy this Saturday, Feb. 15, for a morning tip against Tulane. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 26
What: Rice (12-13, 3-9) at Tulane (13-11, 7-4)
When: Saturday, February 15 at 11 a.m. CT
Where: New Orleans, La.
Stadium: Fogelman Arena (4,000)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Tulane leads 29-26 (20-8 in New Orleans)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Saturday's game with a 12-13 record, including 3-9 in the AAC. The Owls are coming off a 67-61 defeat against North Texas on Tuesday.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax with 12.9 points per game and 4.5 assists, which is second in the American. He's also second on the team with 5.6 rebounds.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is second on the team with 9.6 points per game while grabbing a team-high 7.0 rebounds, good for 10th in the AAC. He's also fourth in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 61.9% from the floor, and is ninth with 1.1 blocks per game.
• Junior Denver Anglin is averaging 9.4 points. He is connecting on 39.6% from three, tied for ninth in the league, and 80.0% from the free throw line.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 8.7 points. He's connecting on a team-high 39.6% from three and 2.1 threes per game, which are both tied for ninth in the league.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is averaging 8.1 points and 2.7 assists, while grabbing 3.3 rebounds per game.
• The Owls are scoring 70.5 points per game while allowing just 69.3, good for third in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 42.3% from the field and 33.6% from three. It is second in the league in field goal percentage defense (41.4%), while allowing just 32.1% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 38.6 rebounds per game while the opposition is grabbing 34.3, which are second and third in the conference, respectively.
• In conference play, Rice is fourth in the league in three-pointers, connecting on 8.1 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 153-148.

Scouting Tulane
• Tulane enters Saturday's contest with a 13-11 record, including 7-4 in the American. The Green Wave are coming off 76-66 defeat at North Texas last Saturday.
• Junior forward Kaleb Banks leads the Green Wave in both scoring (15.6) and rebounding (7.1), good for good and ninth in the conference, respectively. He's also eighth with 1.2 blocks per game.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Rowan Brumbaugh is second on the team and ninth in the league with 15.1 points. He leads the team and is third in the AAC with 4.5 assists.
• Junior guard Asher Woods is averaging 10.1 points and is second in the AAC in free throw percentage, hitting 89.7% from the charity stripe.
• Junior forward Gregg Glenn III is scoring 9.3 points and is second on the team in field goal percentage (49.1%) and assists (3.2).
• Freshman guard/forward Kam Williams is scoring 9.0 points. He's eighth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 39.7%.
• Tulane is averaging 73.9 points per game and is second in the American, allowing just 68.0.
• The Green Wave are connecting on 44.1% from the floor and 39.7% from three, while their opponents are connecting on just 39.7% from the field and 30.6% from behind the arc, which both lead the AAC.
• Tulane is being outrebounded by the opposition, 36.0-to-35.4.
• The Green Wave are second in the league in free throw percentage (76.8%) and blocks per game (4.5).
• 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 meet for the second time this year and the 56th time overall.
• Tulane leads the series, 29-26.
• In New Orleans, the Green Wave leads 20-8.
• As conference opponents, Tulane holds a 14-5 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 five meetings and 13 of the last 16 dating back to 2007.

Next Up
• Rice begins a two-game homestand next Wednesday, February 19, when it hosts UAB. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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