Southern squares up against Rice

Southern (1-1) vs. Rice (1-1)

Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts Southern in an early season matchup. Southern won 73-70 at Tulane on Saturday. Rice lost 79-46 to Houston on Friday.

SUPER SENIORS: Southern has benefited heavily from its seniors. Brion Whitley, Tyrone Lyons, Jayden Saddler and Damien Sears have combined to account for 64 percent of all Jaguars scoring this season.BRILLIANT BRION: Whitley has connected on 40 percent of the 15 3-pointers he's attempted. He's also made 50 percent of his free throws this season.

DID YOU KNOW: Southern is ranked second among SWAC teams with an average of 66.5 points per game.

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