Dar leads Rice against East Texas A&M after 20-point game

East Texas A&M Lions (1-0) at Rice Owls (1-0)

Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rice faces East Texas A&M after Jacob Dar scored 20 points in Rice's 100-55 win over the Dallas Christian Crusaders.

Rice finished 8-8 at home last season while going 13-18 overall. The Owls averaged 73.9 points per game last season, 26.1 in the paint, 13.0 off of turnovers and 9.9 on fast breaks.

East Texas A&M finished 4-13 on the road and 11-21 overall a season ago. The Lions allowed opponents to score 74.5 points per game and shot 44.8% from the field last season.

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