Rice Basketball had a great weekend, sweeping North Texas in emphatic fashion. The men and the women return to action on Thursday against UAB.
Time: Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. CT
Venue: Bartow Arena
Radio: Stretch Internet Portal
TV: ESPN+ (If you don’t have ESPN+ you can access a free trial or subscribe here.)
UAB 14-9 (5-5), Last 5 (3-2)
- 68-65 (W) at FAU
- 84-77 (L) vs Southern Miss
- 72-58 (L) vs Louisiana Tech
- 76-68 (W) at UTSA
- 69-55 (W) at UTEP
Rice 10-13 (2-8), Last 5 (1-5)
- 81-68 (L) at Southern Miss
- 79-59 (L) at North Texas
- 72-64 (L) vs UTEP
- 90-88 (L) vs UTSA
- 84-75 (W) vs North Texas
UAB statistical leaders
- Scoring | Jalen Benjamin – 12.5 per game
- Rebounds | Makhtar Gueye – 5.3 per game
- Assists | Tyreek Scott-Grayson – 1.9 per game
- Steals | Tavin Lovan – 1.1 per game
- Blocks | Tyreek Scott-Grayson – 0.6 per game
Rice keys to victory
In their most recent outing, Rice proved they can beat anyone when they shoot the lights out. Barring another historic performance from the field, Rice will have to get better on the other side of the court. North Texas shot 51 percent from the field and 48.5 percent from three. Most nights, that’ll be good enough to win in Conference USA. Rice has to get that percentage down into the 40s, at least.
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
TV: ESPN3
UAB 15-7 (7-3), Last 5 (5-0)
- 92-73 (W) vs FAU
- 74-68 (W) at Southern Miss
- 71-51 (W) at Louisiana Tech
- 94-55 (W) vs UTSA
- 63-51 (W) vs UTEP
Rice 14-6 (9-0), Last 5 (5-0)
- 60-47 (W) vs Louisiana Tech
- 75-64 (W) vs Southern Miss
- 69-61 (W) at UTEP
- 74-62 (W) at UTSA
- 67-52 (W) at North Texas
North Texas statistical leaders
- Scoring | Rachael Childress – 17.5 per game
- Rebounds | Angela Vendrell – 8.1 per game
- Assists | Angela Vendrell – 4.7 per game
- Steals | Angela Vendrell – 1.1 per game
- Blocks | Angela Vendrell – 1.0 per game
Rice keys to victory
UAB is going to trust Rachael Childress and Angela Vendrell to run the show. The matchup between those two and the Owls’ tandem of Erica Ogwumike and Nancy Mulkey will be pivotal in determining the outcome of this gam . So far, they’ve been up to the task.
