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Alcorn State faces Rice on 11-game slide
Alcorn State Braves (0-11) at Rice Owls (7-3)
Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State aims to stop its 11-game skid with a win over Rice.
The Owls are 3-0 on their home court. Rice averages 70.3 points while outscoring opponents by 4.0 points per game.
The Braves are 0-11 on the road. Alcorn State is 0-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.2 turnovers per game.
Rice’s average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game is 4.6 fewer made shots on average than the 11.2 per game Alcorn State gives up. Alcorn State’s 34.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.1 percentage points lower than Rice has given up to its opponents (38.1%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Alem Huseinovic is shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, while averaging 9.2 points.
Djahi Binet is averaging 6.2 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Braves.
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