Men’s Hoops Begins Trek Through North Carolina at East Carolina

HOUSTON — Rice begins a two-game stretch through North Carolina this Wednesday, February 5, when it travels to Greenville, N.C., to face East Carolina. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

Game 23
What: Rice (11-11, 2-7) at East Carolina (12-10, 4-5)
When: Wednesday, February 5 at 6 p.m. CT
Where: Greenville, N.C.
Stadium: Minges Coliseum (7,100)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: East Carolina leads 9-7 (4-2 in Greenville)

Scouting Rice
• Rice enters Wednesday's game with an 11-11 record, including 2-7 in the AAC. The Owls are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak after dropping a heartbreaker to No. 19 Memphis on Sunday, 86-83.
• Rice is led by graduate guard Trae Broadnax, who leads the team with 13.0 points per game and 4.3 assists, which is fourth in the American. He's also second on the team with 5.6 rebounds.
• Junior Denver Anglin is second on the team with 9.5 points. He is connecting on 39.2% from three to lead the team, while hitting 80.6% from the free throw line.
• Junior forward Caden Powell is scoring 9.3 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 63.2% from the floor, and is ninth with 1.1 blocks per game.
• Fifth-year senior guard Alem Huseinovic is scoring 8.6 points. He's connecting on 38.3% from three and 2.1 threes per game.
• Graduate student guard/forward Kellen Amos is averaging 8.4 points and 2.9 assists, while grabbing 3.3 rebounds per game.
• The Owls are scoring 70.6 points per game while allowing just 69.5, good for third in the American.
• Rice is connecting on 41.8% from the field and 32.8% 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 39.0 rebounds per game while the opposition is grabbing 35.0, which are second and fourth in the conference, respectively.
• In conference play, Rice is second 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 152-146.

Scouting East Carolina
• East Carolina enters Wednesday's contest with a 12-10 record, including 4-5 in the American. The Pirates had their three-game winning streak snapped last Saturday, falling in overtime at Temple, 98-94.
• Senior guard RJ Felton is fourth in the American with both 17.9 points and 7.5 rebounds. He's also tied for ninth with 2.1 threes per game.
• Graduate forward C.J. Walker is second on the team and sixth in the league with 17.6 points, while pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game.
• Senior guard Jordan Riley is averaging 14.1 points and leads the conference with 2.2 steals.
• Senior guard Cam Hayes is scoring 9.1 points. He's also eighth in the AAC with 3.8 assists and ninth with ninth in free throw percentage (81.8%).
• East Carolina is averaging 76.2 points per game and is allowing 72.4.
• The Pirates are connecting on 43.4% from the floor and 30.1% from three. Their opponents are connecting on 43.5% from the field and 37.6% from behind the arc.
• ECU is outrebounding the opposition, 39.0-to-34.5, both of which are third in the American
• East Carolina is also second in the league in blocks, averaging 4.4 per game.
• Head coach Michael Schwartz is in his third season at the helm of the East Carolina men's basketball program, where he has a 43-45 record.

Rice-East Carolina Series History
• Rice and East Carolina will meet for the second straight year and the 17th time overall.
• East Carolina holds a 9-7 meeting in the series and 4-2 in Greenville.
• ECU had won six straight, but Rice is vying for its third straight win.
• The Owls won a 70-52 decision last year in Houston.
• This will be the 16th meeting as conference opponents. The teams met 14 times from 2006-14 as members of Conference USA.

Next Up
• Rice closes its North Carolina swing this Saturday, February 8, when it travels to Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by ESPN+.

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