Who's Playing

Rice @ Texas-San Antonio

Current Records: Rice 15-14; Texas-San Antonio 9-21

What to Know

The Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Rice Owls and are hoping to record their first win since Jan. 25 of 2020. Texas-San Antonio will play host again and welcome Rice to UTSA Convocation Center, where tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET Saturday. The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two.

The contest between the Roadrunners and the North Texas Mean Green on Thursday was not a total blowout, but with Texas-San Antonio falling 59-48 at home, it was darn close to turning into one. Center Jacob Germany (17 points) was the top scorer for Texas-San Antonio.

Meanwhile, Rice was close but no cigar on Thursday as they fell 70-67 to the Texas-El Paso Miners. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Owls, who fell 72-70 when the teams previously met last month. One thing holding Rice back was the mediocre play of guard Chris Mullins, who did not have his best game: he played for 26 minutes with.

The losses put the Roadrunners at 9-21 and Rice at 15-14. A couple defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Texas-San Antonio has allowed their opponents to shoot 45.60% from the floor on average, which is the 47th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. Rice has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 50th worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 74 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 3 p.m. ET
  • Where: UTSA Convocation Center -- San Antonio, Texas
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Owls are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Roadrunners, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 2.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Texas-San Antonio have won five out of their last nine games against Rice.

  • Feb 03, 2022 - Rice 91 vs. Texas-San Antonio 78
  • Jan 02, 2021 - Rice 84 vs. Texas-San Antonio 69
  • Jan 01, 2021 - Rice 95 vs. Texas-San Antonio 86
  • Jan 25, 2020 - Texas-San Antonio 90 vs. Rice 88
  • Jan 10, 2019 - Texas-San Antonio 95 vs. Rice 79
  • Mar 03, 2018 - Texas-San Antonio 79 vs. Rice 60
  • Dec 28, 2017 - Texas-San Antonio 79 vs. Rice 66
  • Feb 16, 2017 - Rice 80 vs. Texas-San Antonio 68
  • Jan 03, 2016 - Texas-San Antonio 85 vs. Rice 80

Injury Report for Texas-San Antonio

  • Cedrick Alley Jr.: Out for the Season (Academics)
  • Aleu Aleu: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)

Injury Report for Rice

  • Quincy Olivari: Out for the Season (Wrist)