Monday, November 12, 2018

Rice Hosts Alabama A&M in Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup


HOUSTON, Texas — Rice opens play in the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup this Monday, Nov. 12, when it hosts Alabama A&M. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.

Scouting Rice
• Rice is 1-1 after falling at Penn, 92-76, last Friday night.
• Rice has four players averaging double-figures, led by forward Robert Martin with 17.0 points per game. The junior is connecting on 80.0% from the field and 85.7% from three while pulling down 6.0 rebounds per game.
• Graduate transfer Jack Williams is second on the team with 13.0 points while leading the squad with 8.0 rebounds.
• Guards Josh Parrish and Ako Adams are averaging 12.5 and 11.5 points, respectively.
• Through two games, the Owls are scoring and allowing 78.0 points per game.
• Rice is connecting on 45.2% from the field but just 29.2% from three.
• The Owls are pulling down 34.0 rebounds per game but allowing 38.0.
• Head coach Scott Pera is in his second season leading the Rice men's basketball program.

 Scouting Alabama A&M
• Alabama A&M is 0-2 after falling at Houston, 101-54, last Saturday.
• The Bulldogs are led by forward Andre Kennedy with 14.5 points per game while connecting on 61.9% from the field.
• Guard Arthur Johnson is averaging 10.0 points and guard Jalen Reeder is adding 9.0 points and a team-high 4.5 rebounds.
• Alabama A&M is averaging 58.5 points while allowing 90.5.
• The Bulldogs are connecting on 41.5% from the floor and 34.8% from three while allowing 58.8% from the field and 47.1% from three.
• Head coach Dylan Howard is in his first season at the helm of the Alabama A&M men's basketball program where he owns a 0-2 (.000) record. In nine years as a head coach, Donahue is 84-124 (.404).

Series History
• This will be the first meeting between Rice and Alabama A&M.

Rice vs. the SWAC
• When the Owls face Alabama A&M, it will be the 27th meeting against the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• Rice has won 23 of the first 26 meetings versus the SWAC.
• The Owls dropped their last meeting against the SWAC, a 71-68 decision against Texas Southern in 2016, which snapped a 16-game winning streak against the SWAC.

Next Up
• Rice will play the second game of the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup this Wednesday, Nov. 14, when it faces Houston at H&PE Arena on the campus of Texas Southern. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3.

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