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Men's basketball wins exhibiton

By Evan Neustater     11/9/14 10:49am

The Rice University men’s basketball team defeated LeTourneau University in an exhibition game 82-64 on Saturday, Head Coach Mike Rhoades’ first game leading the program.

Rice held control of the game for much of the match, leading by as many as 20 points in the first half, culminating in a 47-25 lead for the Owls entering halftime. The lead expanded at times in the second half, as Rice held as much as a 35 point advantage midway through the half. Rice gave thirteen total players playing time in the game.

 Rhoades’ full-court defensive attack helped Rice record eight steals and held LeTourneau to 32.8 percent shooting in the game.



 The Owls shot 41.7 percent from the field and converted nine three-pointers. The Owls scored 26 points in the paint and converted 18 LeTourneau turnovers into 21 offensive points under the fast-paced offense implemented by Rhoades. Rice shot 82 percent from the foul line as well, converting 23 of 28 attempts.

 Sophomore guard Marcus Jackson led all players in scoring, recording 19 points on 5-10 shooting, including three of six from beyond the arc in 24 minutes. Senior forward Seth Gearhart, who played  all 40 minutes, recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks on the night. Junior guard Max Guercy and sophomore center Andrew Drone also posted double-figure scoring, with each scoring 12 points in the game.

 Freshmen Maurice Rivers, Nate Pollard, Oliver Xu and Bishop Mency all saw playing time during the contest. Rivers led the freshmen in scoring with eight points as well as five rebounds. Pollard and Xu added five points each, and Mency scored three points in addition to recording three assists.

Rice will officially open the season on Friday, Nov. 14 at Oregon State University. The game is slated for a 9 p.m. tipoff in Corvallis. Rice will host its official home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 19 against Prairie View A&M University in Tudor Fieldhouse.

 



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