Last year, the Owls scored 72 points per game, 11.4 fewer points than the 83.4 the Huskies gave up.
When Rice totaled more than 83.4 points last season, it went 3-1.
Houston Christian had a 2-2 record last season when giving up fewer than 72 points.
The Huskies scored an average of 71.5 points per game last year, just 4.2 fewer points than the 75.7 the Owls gave up to opponents.
Houston Christian put together a 5-5 record last season in games it scored more than 75.7 points.
Rice went 9-5 last season when it allowed fewer than 71.5 points.
The Owls were outscored by 117 points last season (3.7 points per game on average), and opponents of the Huskies have outscored them by 346 more points on the year (11.9 per game).

The Owls shot 44.3% from the field last season, 3.1 percentage points lower than the 47.4% the Huskies allowed to opponents.
Rice had an 8-2 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 47.4% from the field.
The Huskies shot at a 43.3% clip from the field last season, 1.8 percentage points below the 45.1% shooting opponents of the Owls averaged.
Last season, Houston Christian had a 6-6 record in games the team collectively shot above 45.1% from the field.

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The Owls and the Huskies rebounded at a similar rate last season (32.3 and 33.3 boards per game, respectively).
When Houston Christian earned the rebounding advantage they were 1-16 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Rice was 4-14.
The Owls were the 156th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Huskies finished 105th.
The Owls averaged 8.8 offensive boards per game, one rebound fewer than the Huskies.
The Huskies were 3-8 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Owls were 4-10 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Owls ranked 158th in college basketball in offensive rebounding. The Huskies ranked 84th.
Rebounding was a sore spot for both teams last year. Rice recorded an average rebounding margin of -0.3 rebounds per game, and Houston Christian averaged a margin of -1.7 rebounds.

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