2019-20 RICE MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON GUIDE PAGE 1 #THERICEWAY RICE OWLS BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 33 OCTOBER 31 ST. EDWARD’S (EXH.) L, 83-89 NOVEMBER 5 at Arkansas SECN+ L, 43-91 vs. 9 PENN CUSAtv W, 80-61 NO. 12 RICE vs NO. 5 FIU 10 WAYLAND BAPTIST CUSAtv W, 65-40 12 at Northwestern State Demon TV W, 80-74 MARCH 11, 2020 / 6:30 P.M. CT / FRISCO, TEXAS 16 at UC Santa Barbara BigWest.tv W, 82-81 19 HOUSTON CBSSN/FB L, 89-97 FORD CENTER AT THE STAR 22 1 vs. Milwaukee FloHoops W, 75-69 23 1 vs. RV/NR Liberty FloHoops L, 59-71 TV: ESPN+ 24 1 vs. East Carolina FloHoops W, 77-69 (Play-by-Play: Kyle Youmans; Analyst: John Liddle; Sideline: Taylor Verrico) DECEMBER Radio: TuneIn/Stretch Internet 7 at Lamar ESPN+ L, 60-73 (Play-by-Play: J.P. Heath) 14 HOUSTON BAPTIST CUSAtv W, 96-84 19 ST. THOMAS CUSAtv W, 103-70 29 SAM HOUSTON STATE CUSAtv L, 61-75 JANUARY RICE FIU 2 * at Marshall ESPN+ L, 69-89 OWLS PANTHERS 4 * at WKU ESPN3 L, 61-68 9 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC ESPN+ L, 76-81 2019-20 Record: ........................................... 15-16 2019-20 Record: ........................................... 18-13 11 * FIU ESPN+ W, 92-78 2019-20 C-USA Record: ...................................7-11 2019-20 C-USA Record: .....................................9-9 16 * at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ L, 56-72 Last Game: ..................................L, 77-72 vs. UTEP Last Game: ..................................L, 91-85 vs. WKU 18 * at Southern Miss ESPN+ L, 68-81 Head Coach: .......................................... Scott Pera Head Coach: ...................................Jeremy Ballard 20 * at North Texas ESPN+ L, 59-79 Career Record (Years): ..........................35-59 (3rd) Career Record (Years): .........................38-27 (2nd) 23 * UTEP ESPN+ L, 64-72 At Rice: .................................................35-59 (3rd) At FIU: .................................................38-27 (2nd) 25 * UTSA ESPN+ L, 88-90 vs. FIU: .............................................................2-2 vs. Rice: ............................................................1-1 FEBRUARY 1 * NORTH TEXAS ESPN+ W, 84-75 6 * at UAB ESPN+ W, 86-72 RICE OPENS AIR FORCE RESERVE CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT AGAINST FIU 8 * at Middle Tennessee CUSAtv W, 91-83 13 * OLD DOMINION ESPN+ L, 70-73 • Rice will open the 2020 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Tournament this Wednesday, Mar. 11, against fifth-seed FIU. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN+. 15 * CHARLOTTE ESPN+ W, 70-54 22 * at UTEP CUSAtv L, 62-68 • Rice and FIU will meet for the second time this year and the ninth time overall. The series is tied at eight. This is the first meeting in the Conference USA Tournament and the first on a neutral court. Earlier this year, Rice defeated the Panthers, MARCH 92-78. 1 * MIDDLE TENNESSEE CUSAtv W, 77-66 • Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 13.6 points per game. He is second on the team with a 37.4% three-point 4 * at Southern Miss ESPN3 W, 72-57 field goal percentage and third with 5.5 rebounds per game. He is also fourth in the league in three-pointers made per 7 * UTEP CUSAtv L, 72-77 game (2.6). Senior Robert Martin is second on the team with 12.0 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game. Senior 11 2 vs. FIU ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Ako Adams is third on the team with 11.0 points per game and a 37.0% three-point field goal percentage and second with 2.5 assists per game. He also leads the league in free throw percentage (91.0%) and is sixth in three-pointers made per 1 Islands of the Bahamas Showcase (Nassau, Bahamas) game (2.6). Sophomore Drew Peterson is fourth on the team in scoring (10.7) and leads the team and is 10th in C-USA 2 Conference USA Championship (Frisco, Texas) with 6.5 rebounds per game. He is also sixth in assists/turnover ratio (1.4), seventh in assists per game (3.5) and 10th in free throw percentage (82.9%). Redshirt junior Josh Parrish is averaging 7.6 points on the year, but 10.2 points per game All times are central and subject to change BOLD indicates home games in conference play. He also led the league in field goal percentage during conference play, connecting on 67.3% from the field. • Rice is 6-13 all-time in the Conference USA Tournament. In conference tournaments, the Owls are 18-39, spanning the Southwest Conference, Western Athletic Conference and C-USA. • With a victory, Rice will face fourth-seed Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament tomorrow, Mar. 12. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by Stadium. PAGE 2 #THERICEWAY (1) North Texas (8) Old Dominion (9) Florida Atlantic (4) Charlotte (5) FIU (12) Rice (2) WKU (7) UAB (10) UTSA (3) Louisiana Tech (6) Marshall (11) UTEP RICE IN THE CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT Conference USA Tournament Notes Rice vs. The Field at C-USA Tournament 2009 • Memphis, Tenn. • Rice will play FIU in the first round of the 2020 Con- • Rice is 6-13 all-time at the Conference USA Tourna- Mar. 11 vs. Marshall W 60 59 ference USA Tournament. It will be the first meet- ment. However, against this year’s field, the Owls Mar. 12 vs. Tulsa L 51 73 ing between the teams in tournament play. are 2-4. • Rice owns an all-time record of 6-13 in in the C-USA • The top 12 teams will travel to Frisco for the tour- 2010 • Tulsa, Okla. Tournament since joining Conference USA prior to nament. Mar. 10 vs. Tulsa L 62 73 the 2005-06 season. • Below is Rice’s record against the 11 other school’s • The Owls made their only semifinals appearance in in tournament play. 2011 • El Paso, Texas 2007. Opponent Last Meeting Record Mar. 9 vs. SMU W 58 57 • Rice will enter the tournament as the 12th seed. UAB 0-0 Mar. 10 vs. Tulsa L 72 81 Rice was also the 12th seed in 2008 and 2010. Charlotte Mar. 9, 2016 0-1 Florida Atlantic 0-0 2012 • Memphis, Tenn. Conference Tournament Notes FIU 0-0 Mar. 7 vs. East Carolina L 66 68 • Rice is 18-39 all-time in conference tournament Louisiana Tech Mar. 12, 2015 0-1 play. Marshall Mar. 13, 2019 1-1 2013 • Tulsa, Okla. • Prior to joining Conference USA, the Owls partici- Middle Tennessee 0-0 Mar. 13 vs. Houston L 67 72 pated in the Southwest Conference and Western North Texas Mar. 12, 2009 1-1 Athletic Conference tournaments. Old Dominion 0-0 2014 • El Paso, Texas • Rice has made the semifinals of the conference UTSA 0-0 Mar. 12 vs. North Texas L OT 62 63 tournament eight times. WKU 0-0 • However, Rice is looking for its first ever appear- 2015 • Birmingham, Ala. ance in the finals of the conference tournament. Conference USA Tournament Results Mar. 11 vs. North Texas W 82 54 • Frisco will host the Conference USA Tournament 2006 • Memphis, Tenn. Mar. 12 vs. Louisiana Tech L 64 70 for the third straight year. Mar. 8 vs. SMU L 59 61 • Rice will be making its second appearance in Frisco, 2016 • Birmingham, Ala. having missed the C-USA Tournament in 2018. 2007 • Memphis, Tenn. Mar. 9 vs. Charlotte L 69 79 Mar. 7 vs. UTEP W 77 74 Mar. 8 vs. UCF W 53 52 2017 • Birmingham, Ala. Mar. 9 vs. Houston L 62 77 Mar. 8 vs. Southern Miss W 86 75 Mar. 9 vs. UTEP L 76 86 2008 • Memphis, Tenn. Mar. 12 vs. Southern Miss L 50 59 2019 • Frisco, Texas Mar. 13 vs. Marshall L 65 82 PAGE 3 #THERICEWAY RICE CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT TEAM RECORDS Points Field Goal Percentage Rebounds 86 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 8, 2017 .519 vs. East Carolina (28-of-54) Mar. 7, 2012 46 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2015 82 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2015 .519 vs. UTEP (28-of-54) Mar. 7, 2007 41 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 8, 2017 77 vs. UTEP Mar. 7, 2007 .468 vs. Southern Miss (22-of-47) Mar. 8, 2017 41 vs. Tulsa Mar. 10, 2010 76 vs. UTEP Mar. 9, 2017 .468 vs. North Texas (29-of-62) Mar. 11, 2015 38 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2014 72 vs. Tulsa Mar. 10, 2011 36 vs. Louisiana Tech Mar. 12, 2015 Three-Point Field Goals Made 36 vs. SMU Mar. 9, 2011 Points Allowed 13 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 8, 2017 86 vs. UTEP Mar. 9, 2017 11 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2015 Assists 82 vs. Marshall Mar. 13, 2019 10 vs. UTEP Mar. 9, 2017 19 vs. East Carolina Mar. 7, 2012 81 vs. Tulsa Mar. 10, 2011 10 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2014 17 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2015 79 vs. Charlotte Mar. 9, 2016 17 vs. Tulsa Mar. 10, 2011 77 vs. Houston Mar. 9, 2007 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 17 vs. UTEP Mar. 7, 2007 29 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 8, 2017 15 vs. Marshall Mar. 13, 2019 Combined Points 28 vs. UTEP Mar. 9, 2017 15 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 8, 2017 162 UTEP 86, Rice 76 Mar. 9, 2017 28 vs. North Texas Mar. 11, 2015 15 vs. SMU Mar. 8, 2006 161 Rice 86, Southern Miss 75 Mar. 8, 2017 27 vs. Marshall Mar. 13, 2019 153 Tulsa 81, Rice 72 Mar.