RICE OWLS BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 7 OCTOBER 31 ST. EDWARD’S (EXH.) L, 83-89 NOVEMBER 5 at Arkansas SECN+ L, 43-91 vs. 9 PENN CUSAtv W, 80-61 RICE vs MILWAUKEE 10 WAYLAND BAPTIST CUSAtv W, 65-40 12 at Northwestern State Demon TV W, 80-74 NOVEMBER 22, 2019 / 1 P.M. CT / NASSAU, BAHAMAS 16 at UC Santa Barbara BigWest.tv W, 82-81 19 HOUSTON CBSSN/FB L, 89-97 BAHA MAR CONVENTION CENTER (3,000) 22 1 vs. Milwaukee FloHoops 1 p.m. 23 1 vs. Liberty/Morgan St. FloHoops TBD TV: FLOHOOPS 24 1 vs. TBD FloHoops TBD (Play-by-Play: Sam Hyman) DECEMBER Radio: TuneIn/Stretch Internet 7 at Lamar 2 p.m. (Play-by-Play: Alex Del Barrio) 14 HOUSTON BAPTIST CUSAtv 7 p.m. 19 ST. THOMAS CUSAtv 11:15 a.m. 29 SAM HOUSTON STATE CUSAtv 2 p.m. JANUARY RICE MILWAUKEE 2 * at Marshall ESPN+ 6 p.m. OWLS PANTHERS 4 * at WKU ESPN3 4 p.m. 9 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 2019-20 Record: ...............................................4-2 2019-20 Record: ...............................................4-1 11 * FIU ESPN+ 2 p.m. 2019-20 C-USA Record: .....................................0-0 2019-20 Horizon: ..............................................0-0 16 * at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Last Game: .............................L, 97-89 vs. Houston Last Game: ................... W, 79-70 vs. North Dakota 18 * at Southern Miss ESPN+ 2 p.m. Head Coach: .......................................... Scott Pera Head Coach: ....................................... Pat Baldwin 20 * at North Texas ESPN+ 7 p.m. Career Record (Years): ..........................24-45 (3rd) Career Record (Years): ..........................29-40 (3rd) 23 * UTEP ESPN+ 7 p.m. At Rice: .................................................24-45 (3rd) At Milwaukee: ......................................29-40 (3rd) 25 * UTSA ESPN+ 7 p.m. vs. Milwaukee: .................................................0-1 vs. Rice: ............................................................0-0 FEBRUARY 1 * NORTH TEXAS ESPN+ 2 p.m. 6 * at UAB ESPN+ 7 p.m. RICE OPENS ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE AGAINST MILWAUKEE 8 * at Middle Tennessee CUSAtv 5 p.m. 13 * OLD DOMINION ESPN+ 7 p.m. • Rice heads to the Bahamas this weekend for three games at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. The Owls will open the tournament on Friday, Nov. 22 against Milwaukee. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be livestreamed 15 * CHARLOTTE ESPN+ 2 p.m. by FloHoops.com. 22 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA 27 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA • This will be just the second meeting all time between Rice and Milwaukee and the first in the regular season. The only other meeting came in the first round of the 2004 National Invitational Tournament where the Panthers ended Rice’s MARCH season with a 91-63 victory. 1 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA • Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 14.5 points per game, 1.2 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game while 4 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA placing fourth in rebounds (4.8). He is also tied for third in Conference USA in three-pointers per game (2.7), fourth in 7 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA three-point field goal percentage (39.0%) and tied for seventh in free throw percentage (83.3%). Senior Ako Adams is 11-14 2 C-USA Championship second on the team with 10.8 points per game and 3.2 assists per game. He is also fourth in the league in free throw percentage (88.9%). Senior Robert Martin is third on the team with 9.8 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game. 1 Islands of the Bahamas Showcase (Nassau, Bahamas) Sophomore Drew Peterson is fourth on the team in scoring (9.5) while leading the squad and tying for ninth in C-USA with 2 Conference USA Championship (Frisco, Texas) 6.5 rebounds per game. He’s also leads the team lead with 3.3 assists. All times are central and subject to change • Murphy was named the Conference USA Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in BOLD indicates home games leading Rice to a pair of road victories this week, including scoring a career-high 25 points at Northwestern State. • Over the last five games, Rice is averaging 79.0 points per game while allowing 70.6. Rice is hitting 44.9% from the field and 39.9% from three while outrebounding the opposition, 40.4-to-35.6. • Rice will play either Liberty or Morgan State tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 23 on the second day of the Islands of the Baha- mas Showcase. If Rice defeats Milwaukee, it will play at 4 p.m. CT. If it falls, it will play at 10 a.m. CT. Either game will be livestreamed by FloHoops.com. PAGE 1 #THERICEWAY 2019-20 OVERALL • 4-2 / C-USA • 0-0 / HOME • 2-1 / AWAY 2-1 / NEUTRAL • 0-0 PREVIOUS GAME’S STARTERS HIGHLIGHED IN SHADED BOX Last Game: 5 pts, 4 rbs vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS PAYTON MOORE Notes: Avg 7.8 pts and 2.2 rbs...scored double-figures 3x...scored Pts: 18 at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 G • 6-4 • 175 • So. • Los Angeles, Calif. career-high 18 pts at UC Santa Barbara...twice scored 10 pts (Penn, Reb: 7 vs. Penn, 11/9/19 at Northwestern State)...also grabbed a career-high 7 rbs vs. Penn... Ast: 3, 2x, last vs. Houston, 11/19/19 0 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG connecting on 61.3% FG% and 50.0% 3FG%. Stl: 4 at Arkansas, 11/5/19 7.8 2.2 1.5 1.0 0.2 18.2 Last Game: 4 pts, 2 asts vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS JOSH PARRISH Notes: Averaging 2.3 pts and 1.8 rbs...had 4 pts, 2 rbs and 2 stls vs. Pts: 4, 3x, last vs. Houston, 11/19/19 G • 6-4 • 215 • r-Jr. • Arlington, Texas Wayland Baptist. Reb: 4 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 1 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 2, 2x, last vs. Houston, 11/19/19 Stl: 2 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 10.7 Last Game: 11 pts, 3 rbs vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS TREY MURPHY III Notes: C-USA Player of the Week (11/18)...leads team with 14.5 pts, Pts: 25 at Northwestern State., 11/12/19 G • 6-8 • 200 • So. • Durham, N.C. 1.2 stls & 1.0 blks...4th with 4.8 rbs...39.0% 3FG%...scored double- Reb: 8 vs. Penn, 11/9/19 figures 5 times...career-high 25 pts at Northwestern State...18 pts at Ast: 1, 4x, last vs. Houston, 11/19/19 2 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG UC Santa Barbara...career-high 8 rbs vs. Penn...career-high 4 blks vs. Blks: 4 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 14.5 4.8 0.7 1.2 1.0 29.3 Wayland Baptist. Last Game: 16 pts, 2 asts, 2 stls vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS AKO ADAMS Notes: 2nd on the team with 10.8 pts & 3.2 asts...1st in FT% (.889)... Pts: 17 vs. Penn, 11/9/19 scored double-figures in 4 games...led team in pts & asts twice... Reb: 2 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 G • 6-3 • 175 • Sr. • Washington, D.C. recorded 5 asts 2x...scored 16 pts vs. Houston. 3 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 5, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 Stl: 2 vs. Houston, 11/19/19 10.8 1.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 23.8 Last Game: DNP vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS QUINCY OLIVARI Notes: Avg 6.4 pts & 1.6 rbs...twice scored 10 pts (Penn, Wayland Pts: 10, 2x, last vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr. • Atlanta, Ga. Baptist)...2 double-figure scoring games...has one steal in every Reb: 3 vs. Penn, 11/9/19 game. 4 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 2 at Northwestern State, 11/12/19 Stl: 1, 4x, last at Northwestern State, 11/12/19 6.4 1.6 0.8 1.0 0.0 12.2 Last Game: DNP vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS ADDISON OWEN Notes: Played in two games...Played two minutes at Arkansas... Pts: 0 G • 6-5 • 195 • Sr. • Atlanta, Ga. Grabbed 1 rebound vs. Wayland Baptist. Reb: 1 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 5 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 0 Stl: 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 Last Game: 23 pts, 3 rbs vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS ROBERT MARTIN Notes: 3rd on team with 9.8 pts & 5.7 rbs....scored double-figures Pts: 23 vs. Houston, 11/19/19 F • 6-6 • 220 • Sr. • Pittsburgh, Pa. 2x...season-high 23 pts vs. Houston...10 pts, 10 rbs a UC Santa Barba- Reb: 10, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 ra...10 rbs vs. Wayland Baptist...8 pts & 7 rbs at Northwestern State. 10 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 3, 3x, last at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 Stl: 2, 2x, last at Northwestern State, 11/12/19 9.8 5.7 1.8 0.7 0.3 27.7 Last Game: DNP vs. Houston SEASON HIGHS BEN MOFFAT Notes: Saw only action vs. Wayland Baptist, playing 1 min...named Pts: 0 First Team All-District and First Team All-Regional…averaged 13.5 Reb: 0 F • 6-8 • 225 • Fr.