No. 2/2 Men's Basketball preview: Rice

Game 9: #2/2 Texas (7-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Rice (6-2, 0-1 C-USA)

Monday, December 12, 2022 - 7 p.m. Central

Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Lowell Galindo (pxp) and Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action.

• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.

• SERIES: Texas leads, 138-59. Last meeting: Texas 66-55 (Dec. 29, 2014; Austin).

Notables

• HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: The Longhorns enter Monday's game at Moody Center with a 6-0 record in home contests this year. Texas has posted a +28.7 scoring margin (83.0-54.3) and a +8.3 turnover margin (10.3-18.7) in its first six home games.

• SHARE THE BALL: The Longhorns recorded a season-high 30 assists (on 37 made field goals) against nine turnovers in Saturday's win against UAPB. Texas has averaged 17.8 assists per game and sports a team 1.56 assist-to-turnover ratio (142-91) this year.

• ALLEN DROPPING DIMES: Super senior Timmy Allen has posted 17 assists against just three turnovers over his last contests. Allen had a season-high nine assists (one shy of his career high) against one turnover in Saturday's win against UAPB.

• CUNNINGHAM'S CAREER DAY: Graduate Brock Cunningham recorded career highs in scoring (13 points), FG made (5-6) and three-point FG made (3-3) in just 15 minutes during Saturday's victory against UAPB.

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Players Mentioned

Timmy Allen

Brock Cunningham

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