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Rice seeks 30th win this season in matchup with Kansas

By The Associated Press

Rice Owls (29-5, 18-2 AAC) at Kansas Jayhawks (20-13, 9-11 Big 12)

Lawrence, Kansas; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Rice will look for its 30th win this season when the Owls visit the Kansas.

Kansas has a 1-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Rice is fourth in the AAC scoring 69.9 points per game and is shooting 39.9%.

Kansas averages 5.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.3 more made shots than the 3.5 per game Rice allows. Rice averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Kansas allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: S’Mya Nichols is scoring 17.7 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the Jayhawks. Elle Evans is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Dominique Ennis is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Owls. Louann Battiston is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jayhawks: 7-3, averaging 69.3 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.

Owls: 8-2, averaging 69.3 points, 32.6 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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