A few hours away. SHSU is not very good this year. Have beaten all the non-D1 teams they've played, have lost to all the D1 teams by considerable margins. Defense is really, really bad. Need a better performance than we had against HBU.

ESPN spread consensus pick has SHSU -1.0 (99%), but are giving the Owls a 51.9% chance of winning.

Live game video is "premium content" on the Bearkat Sports Network: https://gobearkats.com/watch/?Live=5&type=Live

Same starting five for Rice. Looks like video requires a subscription. But on the bright side, we have Stat Broadcast.

Live stats (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=315585) are fast ... about 30 seconds ahead of the Rice audio feed.

Another slow start. 0-3 with 2 TOs.

"It's like Saturday afternoon at the Y. Few baskets are falling."

SHS up 6-5 at the first media timeout (14:28 left in 1H).

6-5 SHSU at 14:28. Not gonna say it but I'm thinking it.

I favor starting Olivari over Clark

11-9 SHSU at 11:43.

"An 11-11 tie ...and at 11:11! You can't plan this stuff!"

23-23. Offense has woken up but the defense is pretty bad. Olivari already with 8. Mullins with 4.

23-all at the under-8 media timeout (6:15).

No missed shots in the last 2:17: 4 made FGs by Sam Houston ... and a made 3 & a 2 by Rice.

7 Owl Turnovers

(12-19-2020 03:27 PM)johncatworth Wrote:  7 Owl Turnovers

And 6 by Sam Houston.

Rice leads 34-30 at the half.

Very meh half overall. 34-30 Rice. 10 for Olivari. 4-4-3 for Mullins. 6 for Evee and Fiedler.

(12-19-2020 03:40 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  Very meh half overall.

It certainly seemed that way. But the Owls did shoot 45.2% FG and 41.7% from 3. 10 TOs though.

(12-19-2020 03:50 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(12-19-2020 03:40 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  Very meh half overall.

It certainly seemed that way. But the Owls did shoot 45.2% FG and 41.7% from 3. 10 TOs though.

And out rebounded Sam 21-14.

46-46. Not good.