UCSB plays host to Rice

Rice (3-1) vs. UC Santa Barbara (1-1)
Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rice visits UC Santa Barbara in an early season matchup. Rice took care of Northwestern State by six on Tuesday, while UC Santa Barbara is coming off of a 77-61 loss on Sunday to UCLA.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: UC Santa Barbara’s Max Heidegger has averaged 20 points while Amadou Sow has put up 13.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. For the Owls, Trey Murphy III has averaged 14.5 points and 5.5 r