Rice Owls (12-12, 5-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (8-18, 2-11 AAC)
Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State hosts Rice after Princess Anderson scored 21 points in Wichita State’s 73-59 loss to the Charlotte 49ers.
The Shockers have gone 5-8 in home games. Wichita State is third in the AAC with 31.5 points per game in the paint led by Jayla Murray averaging 12.0.
The Owls are 5-7 in AAC play. Rice scores 66.5 points while outscoring opponents by 2.2 points per game.
Wichita State is shooting 38.6% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 39.5% Rice allows to opponents. Rice has shot at a 41.1% rate from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points above the 40.7% shooting opponents of Wichita State have averaged.
The Shockers and Owls meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Murray is averaging 13 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Shockers. Anderson is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Dominique Ennis averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Malia Fisher is shooting 48.2% and averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Shockers: 1-9, averaging 55.6 points, 30.6 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 35.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points per game.
Owls: 4-6, averaging 65.5 points, 37.3 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points.
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