With about 4 minutes on the countdown clock, I’m estimating (generously) maybe 200 people here?

Owls offense seems to be intent n jacking up 3s. Too bad they haven’t hit one yet. 2-7 with 15:40 to play.

Should have posted sooner. Owls hit a 3 coming out of TO. 5-7

Rice D has forced multiple shot clock violations. Gotta like the hustle on defense.

11-12 with 11:44 to play. Rice ball under their own basket coming out of TO following foul on the rebound.

Past time for Rice to hire a layup coach. Still can’t hit bunnies. Grrr!

Or free throws.

Dar steals a rebound on a missed FT and makes a bunnie! Welcome back!

17-14

And as has been the case every year under Lanier, the men cannot hit their free throws. We shoot at or around 50% every single game. Maddening. It's obvious he does not make it a priority (unlike most coaches). This is one skill that most definitely improves with constant practice.

23-14 after another Owl 3. TO ETAM … there’s a crude joke in there somewhere.

Owl shooting “up” to 38%, 44% from 3 pt range.

4 pt possession for ETAM. Grrr.

30-26

Owls have gone cold.

30-26 with 3:42 to play in the 1H with ETAM shooting FTs after the TO.

1st FT missed the rim. 2nd nothing but net.

30-27

Uh oh…

ETAM 3 pt and a foul off the ball by Rice. Chance for 5 pt possession, but he misses both FTs.

32 all after 2 Rice FTs.

Ugly last 6 minutes for the Owls.

Last Owl basket was a 3 at 5:55. 13.9 secs left in the half. And a pass to no one goes OB.

32-37

8 of 15 ETAM players are international - 4 from France.

Owls out shot - 39% to 32% and out rebounded 28-19. Teams are equally bad at FTs, 57% to 56% for the Owls.

Thompson and Dar with 7 pts each. No one else with mire than 3.

36-42 at the 15:30 TO.

Ugly basketball.

TO at 11:48. 44-50

Owls with the ball after the TO. Owl shooting down to 34%.

Howell hits a 3! 47-50

Can’t hear a word the PA announcer says. WTH is it with Owl Athletics and technology?

Still no stats scoreboard either. I guess we’re lucky to have the score and game clock.

49-52 with just under 8 minutes to play.

ETAM with 10 pts off 9 Owl turnovers.

Rice with 3 pts off 13 ETAM turnovers.

That’s the difference thus far.

I wish I was counting but that's, what, 15-20 missed layups/shots around the rim? You add to that poor perimeter shooting and good luck beating any half decent team.