Who’s Playing
Incarnate Word @ Rice
Current Records: Incarnate Word 2-8; Rice 6-4
What to Know
The Rice Owls will take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals at 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday at Tudor Fieldhouse. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous games.
Rice strolled past the Houston Bap. Huskies with points to spare this past Saturday, taking the game 88-73.
Meanwhile, Incarnate Word was able to grind out a solid win over the Grambling Tigers this past Saturday, winning 72-62.
The wins brought the Owls up to 6-4 and Incarnate Word to 2-8. Two defensive stats to keep an eye on: Rice is stumbling into the contest with the 31st most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 76.2 on average. Incarnate Word has experienced some struggles of their own as they have allowed their opponents to shoot 50.50% from the floor on average, which is the 356th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET
- Where: Tudor Fieldhouse — Houston, Texas
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Rice have won two out of their last three games against Incarnate Word.
- Nov 27, 2020 – Rice 68 vs. Incarnate Word 53
- Nov 26, 2016 – Rice 87 vs. Incarnate Word 79
- Dec 29, 2015 – Incarnate Word 82 vs. Rice 76
