Rice 72-67 UTEP (31 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

Rice Owls

11-3, 2-1 Conference

	1	2	OT	T
RICE	32	30	10	72
UTEP	25	37	5	67

UTEP Miners

8-6, 1-2 Conference

TIME		RICE	UTEP
19:46	Ze'Rik Onyema made Jumper.	0	2
19:18	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:09	Ze'Rik Onyema Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:05	Shamar Givance Turnover.	0	2
18:34	Travis Evee missed Jumper.	0	2
18:29	Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:25	Tae Hardy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Otis Frazier III.	0	5
17:56	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	0	5
17:52	Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:51	Foul on Max Fiedler.	0	5
17:37	Calvin Solomon missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:31	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:28	Travis Evee made Jumper.	2	5
17:01	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:56	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:48	Mekhi Mason missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:44	Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.	2	5
16:42	Max Fiedler Turnover.	2	5
16:42	Tae Hardy Steal.	2	5
16:37	Otis Frazier III Turnover.	2	5
16:37	Quincy Olivari Steal.	2	5
16:32	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:29	Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:19	Otis Frazier III Turnover.	2	5
16:03	Mekhi Mason made Jumper.	4	5
15:53	Official TV Timeout	4	5
15:37	Kevin Kalu Turnover.	4	5
15:30	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
15:28	UTEP Defensive Rebound.	4	5
15:11	Kevin Kalu Turnover.	4	5
14:57	Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Seryee Lewis.	6	5
14:40	Jonathan Dos Anjos missed Three Point Jumper.	6	5
14:36	Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.	6	5
14:34	Mekhi Mason Turnover.	6	5
14:12	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	6	5
14:08	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	6	5
13:58	Travis Evee Turnover.	6	5
13:58	Tae Hardy Steal.	6	5
13:53	Kevin Kalu made Dunk. Assisted by Tae Hardy.	6	7
13:45	Foul on Mario McKinney Jr..	6	7
13:36	Travis Evee Turnover.	6	7
13:36	Calvin Solomon Steal.	6	7
13:24	Foul on Alem Huseinovic.	6	7
13:24	Mario McKinney Jr. made Free Throw.	6	8
13:23	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Free Throw.	6	8
13:22	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	6	8
13:06	Travis Evee missed Jumper.	6	8
12:57	Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.	6	8
12:50	Kevin Kalu Turnover.	6	8
12:50	Alem Huseinovic Steal.	6	8
12:42	Travis Evee Turnover.	6	8
12:27	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Jumper.	6	8
12:22	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	6	8
12:18	Cameron Sheffield made Three Point Jumper.	9	8
11:57	Otis Frazier III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mario McKinney Jr..	9	11
11:49	Mekhi Mason made Jumper.	11	11
11:49	Foul on Derick Hamilton.	11	11
11:49	Official TV Timeout	11	11
11:48	Mekhi Mason missed Free Throw.	11	11
11:46	Tae Hardy Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:18	Tae Hardy Turnover.	11	11
11:06	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	11	11
11:06	Calvin Solomon Steal.	11	11
11:02	Calvin Solomon Turnover.	11	11
11:02	Mekhi Mason Steal.	11	11
11:01	Foul on Calvin Solomon.	11	11
10:36	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	11	11
10:32	Mekhi Mason Offensive Rebound.	11	11
10:30	Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
10:29	Calvin Solomon Defensive Rebound.	11	11
10:29	Foul on Seryee Lewis.	11	11
10:11	Shamar Givance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Calvin Solomon.	11	14
9:49	Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.	13	14
9:29	Derick Hamilton made Jumper.	13	16
9:12	Max Fiedler made Layup.	15	16
8:57	Derick Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Otis Frazier III.	15	18
8:44	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	15	18
8:29	Ze'Rik Onyema made Jumper. Assisted by Calvin Solomon.	15	20
8:12	Jake Lieppert missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
8:10	Tae Hardy Defensive Rebound.	15	20
8:10	Tae Hardy Turnover.	15	20
7:57	Foul on Calvin Solomon.	15	20
7:52	Official TV Timeout	15	20
7:52	Foul on Mekhi Mason.	15	20
7:52	Mekhi Mason Turnover.	15	20
7:39	Shamar Givance Turnover.	15	20
7:39	Mekhi Mason Steal.	15	20
7:35	Foul on Tae Hardy.	15	20
7:35	Mekhi Mason made Free Throw.	16	20
7:35	Mekhi Mason made Free Throw.	17	20
7:16	Jonathan Dos Anjos missed Jumper.	17	20
7:16	Quincy Olivari Block.	17	20
7:16	UTEP Offensive Rebound.	17	20
7:11	Shamar Givance missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
7:07	Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.	17	20
7:01	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	17	20
7:01	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	17	20
6:44	Ze'Rik Onyema missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:40	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:27	Cameron Sheffield made Layup.	19	20
6:27	Foul on Tae Hardy.	19	20
6:27	Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.	20	20
6:08	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Jumper.	20	20
6:05	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	20	20
6:01	Jake Lieppert made Layup. Assisted by Travis Evee.	22	20
5:39	Jonathan Dos Anjos missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
5:33	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	22	20
5:18	Jake Lieppert missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
5:13	Jonathan Dos Anjos Defensive Rebound.	22	20
4:59	Jonathan Dos Anjos missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
4:54	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	22	20
4:38	Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lieppert.	25	20
4:37	UTEP Timeout	25	20
4:13	Mario McKinney Jr. Turnover.	25	20
4:13	Cameron Sheffield Steal.	25	20
4:02	Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper.	28	20
3:32	Foul on Mario McKinney Jr..	28	20
3:32	Official TV Timeout	28	20
3:32	Mario McKinney Jr. Turnover.	28	20
3:05	Foul on Jonathan Dos Anjos.	28	20
3:05	Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.	29	20
3:04	Cameron Sheffield missed Free Throw.	29	20
3:02	Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.	29	20
2:52	Foul on Jonathan Dos Anjos.	29	20
2:52	Jonathan Dos Anjos Turnover.	29	20
2:39	Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield.	31	20
2:23	Foul on Travis Evee.	31	20
2:23	Shamar Givance missed Free Throw.	31	20
2:23	UTEP Offensive Rebound.	31	20
2:22	Shamar Givance missed Free Throw.	31	20
2:21	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	31	20
2:08	Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.	31	20
2:02	Tae Hardy Defensive Rebound.	31	20
1:56	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Jumper.	31	20
1:53	Mario McKinney Jr. Offensive Rebound.	31	20
1:51	Mario McKinney Jr. made Layup.	31	22
1:25	Travis Evee Turnover.	31	22
1:14	Jamari Sibley missed Jumper.	31	22
1:10	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	31	22
0:54	Travis Evee missed Layup.	31	22
0:47	Shamar Givance Defensive Rebound.	31	22
0:41	Foul on Mekhi Mason.	31	22
0:41	Shamar Givance made Free Throw.	31	23
0:40	Shamar Givance missed Free Throw.	31	23
0:38	Otis Frazier III Offensive Rebound.	31	23
0:33	Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.	31	23
0:30	Otis Frazier III Offensive Rebound.	31	23
0:22	Tae Hardy missed Layup.	31	23
0:22	Mario McKinney Jr. missed Layup.	31	23
0:22	Foul on Tae Hardy.	31	23
0:22	Max Fiedler missed Free Throw.	31	23
0:22	UTEP Timeout	31	23
0:22	Max Fiedler made Free Throw.	32	23
0:22	Rice Offensive Rebound.	32	23
0:21	Mario McKinney Jr. Offensive Rebound.	32	23
0:20	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	32	23
0:10	Mario McKinney Jr. made Jumper.	32	25
0:00	End of 1st half	31	25

Don Haskins Center

9:00 PM, 31 December 2022

El Paso, TX

Attendance: 3,743

Referees:
Randal Anders
Rob Foster
Kerry Sitton

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	16-2	-	25-8
Florida Atlantic	14-4	2	25-9
Charlotte	13-5	3	19-12
UAB	12-6	4	23-12
Memphis	11-7	5	22-10
SMU	11-7	5	20-13
North Texas	10-8	6	19-15
Tulsa	7-11	9	16-15
East Carolina	7-11	9	15-18
Tulane	5-13	11	14-17
Temple	5-13	11	16-20
Wichita State	5-13	11	15-19
UTSA	5-13	11	11-21
Rice	5-13	11	11-21

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Sam Houston	13-3	-	21-12
Louisiana Tech	12-4	1	22-10
Western Kentucky	8-8	5	22-12
Liberty	7-9	6	18-14
UTEP	7-9	6	18-16
Middle Tennessee	7-9	6	14-19
New Mexico State	7-9	6	13-19
Jacksonville State	6-10	7	14-18
Florida International	5-11	8	11-22

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