A historic defensive effort powered Rice Basketball past Louisiana Monroe, who barely reached 50 points in a losing effort. Defense took center stage at Tudor Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening. Rice basketball and the visiting Louisiana Monroe Warhawks started the game a combined 5-for-27 by the second media timeout, an underwhelming 19 percent from the floor. … Read more
Rice Basketball kept things close but couldn’t get enough shots to fall late, picking up their first loss of the season against Florida State. Florida State came out swinging and immediately put Rice basketball on the defensive at the Toyota Center on Saturday night, shooting a blistering 76 percent from the field in the first … Read more
Rice Basketball head coach Rob Lanier is 1-0. The Owls’ stingy defense and clutch shooting powered them past FIU in their home opener. Shortly after winning the opening tip, Caden Powell knocked down the first basket of the Rob Lanier era for Rice basketball. The 6-foot-10 transfer from Wyoming had five straight points to kickstart … Read more