The Rice Owls (7-13, 1-6 American) will be going for their second consecutive road win when they face the Memphis Tigers (15-5, 4-3 American) on Wednesday night. The game will be played at FedExForum and it is scheduled to begin at 8 PM. ET.
The Owls are coming off an 85-83 loss to Tulsa as 3.5-point favorites. The Tigers are coming off a 97-88 loss to UAB as 4.5-point favorites.
Memphis is 7-1 in eight games against Rice.
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The Owls aren’t playing well at the moment and come into this game on a two-game losing streak. They will try to snap their streak with a win over Memphis, which will give them their second straight road win.
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Rice is averaging 71.6 points per game. They scored 83 points in their last game, making 43.5 percent of their field goals and 38.2 percent of their three-pointers.
Mekhi Mason led the Owls with 19 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. Travis Evee finished with 15 points and three rebounds, while Max Fiedler added 14 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists.
Rice has struggled defensively, giving up 76.7 points per game. They gave up 85 points in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Sam Alajiki (Undisclosed) is questionable for this game.