Men’s Hoops Begins Final Road Trip at No. 18 Memphis

HOUSTON — Rice begins its final regular season road trip of the year this Wednesday, Feb. 26, when it travels to 18th-ranked Memphis. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 29
What: Rice (13-15, 4-11) at No. 18 Memphis (22-5, 12-2)
When: Tuesday, February 26 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Memphis, Tenn.
Stadium: FedExForum (18,400)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Memphis leads 10-2 (4-1 in Memphis)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday's game with a 13-15 record, including 4-11 in the AAC. The Owls defeated Tulsa, 71-50, last Saturday.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax with 12.9 points per game and 4.3 assists, which is third in the American. He's also second on the team with 5.4 rebounds.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is second on the team with 9.9 points per game while grabbing a team-high 7.0 rebounds, which is eighth in the AAC. He's also fifth in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 59.5% from the floor.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is averaging 9.1 points and 2.7 assists, while grabbing 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Junior Denver Anglin is averaging 8.8 points. He is connecting on 39.0% from three, good for ninth in the league, and 80.0% from the free throw line.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 8.0 points and connecting on 38.0% from three.
• Junior guard/forward Jacob Dar is averaging 7.7 points while connecting on a team-high 41.5% from three. In conference play, he is second on the team with 11.4 points, and is third in the league in three-point field goal percentage (46.0%).
• The Owls are scoring 71.5 points per game while allowing just 69.8, good for third in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 42.6% from the field and 34.8% from three. It is third in the league in field goal percentage defense (41.7%), while allowing just 32.8% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 38.6 rebounds per game while the opposition is grabbing 34.5, which are third and fourth in the conference, respectively.
• In conference play, Rice is third in the league in three-pointers, connecting on 8.3 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 154-150.

Scouting Memphis
• Memphis enters Wednesday's contest with a 22-5 record, and are leading the American with a 12-2 mark. The Tigers have won nine of their last 10 games after defeating Florida Atlantic on Sunday, 84-65.
• The Tigers are currently ranked 18th in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls.
• Redshirt sophomore guard PJ Haggerty is second in the American and sixth in the nation with 21.3 points per game. He's also second in the American in steals (2.0) and ninth in assists (3.7).
• Senior guard Tyrese Hunter is second on the team with 14.7 points. He's fourth in the AAC in three-pointers per game (2.5), and fifth in three-point percentage (41.3%).
• Redshirt senior forward Dain Dainja is scoring 12.8 points and leads the team with 6.6 rebounds, while connecting on 59.6% from the field, good for fourth in the league.
• Redshirt senior guard Colby Rogers is scoring 10.8 points and is seventh in the American with 2.3 threes per game, while connecting on 38.7% from beyond the arc, good for 10th.
• Memphis is averaging 79.6 points per game while allowing 73.0.
• The Tigers lead the league in both field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 47.3% and 39.6%, respectively. Their opponents are hitting 42.1% from the field and 32.6% from behind the arc.
• UM is outrebounding its opposition, 35.8-to-35.1.
• Memphis is third in the AAC with 4.4 blocks per game.
• Head coach Penny Hardaway is in his seventh season at the helm of the Memphis men's basketball program, where he has a 150-67 record.

Rice-Memphis Series History
• Rice and Memphis will meet for the second time this year and the 13th time overall.
• The Tigers have won 10 of the previous 12 meetings, and are 4-1 in Houston.
• Rice is looking for its second straight victory in Memphis, defeating the Tigers last year, 74-71.
• The first two meetings were non-conference games while the next eight meetings came as members of Conference USA (2006-13).
• This is the sixth time that Rice will face a ranked Tigers squad. The Owls are looking for their first victory.
• Earlier this year, Rice dropped an 86-83 decision in Houston.

Next Up
• Rice heads to San Antonio for its final road game of the regular season next Saturday, March 2, to face UTSA. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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