Rice 65-56 Houston Christian (2 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Houston Christian Huskies

0-6, 0-4 away

	1	2	T
HCU	31	25	56
RICE	29	36	65

Rice Owls

3-5, 3-1 home

TIME		HCU	RICE
19:33	Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:29	Jay Alvarez Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	Chigozie Achara Turnover.	0	0
19:19	Alem Huseinovic Steal.	0	0
19:12	Keanu Dawes missed Layup.	0	0
19:07	Chigozie Achara Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:47	Bonke Maring missed Layup.	0	0
18:44	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:32	Alem Huseinovic made Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	0	2
18:15	Marcus Greene made Layup.	2	2
18:07	Travis Evee missed Layup.	2	2
18:07	Houston Christian Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:54	Marcus Greene missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:51	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:40	Mekhi Mason missed Layup.	2	2
17:36	Chigozie Achara Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:25	Bonke Maring made Jumper.	4	2
17:08	Mekhi Mason made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	4	4
16:52	Bonke Maring missed Jumper.	4	4
16:49	Chigozie Achara Offensive Rebound.	4	4
16:42	Bonke Maring made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Greene.	6	4
16:28	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
16:24	Chigozie Achara Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:11	Jay Alvarez made Layup.	8	4
16:00	Max Fiedler Turnover.	8	4
16:00	Bonke Maring Steal.	8	4
15:50	Tristan Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Greene.	11	4
15:48	Rice Timeout	11	4
15:48	Official TV Timeout	11	4
15:37	Mekhi Mason made Layup. Assisted by Travis Evee.	11	6
15:12	Jay Alvarez missed Layup.	11	6
15:09	Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.	11	6
15:05	Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.	11	6
15:02	Mekhi Mason Offensive Rebound.	11	6
14:43	Mekhi Mason made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	11	8
14:23	Bonke Maring missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:20	Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:14	Foul on Marcus Greene.	11	8
14:14	Travis Evee missed Free Throw.	11	8
14:14	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	11	8
14:14	Travis Evee missed Free Throw.	11	8
14:12	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	11	8
13:59	Jay Alvarez missed Layup.	11	8
13:57	Bonke Maring Offensive Rebound.	11	8
13:57	Foul on Sam Alajiki.	11	8
13:57	Bonke Maring missed Free Throw.	11	8
13:57	Houston Christian Deadball Team Rebound.	11	8
13:57	Bonke Maring made Free Throw.	12	8
13:48	Mekhi Mason Turnover.	12	8
13:48	Bonke Maring Steal.	12	8
13:41	Michael Imariagbe made Layup.	14	8
13:18	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
13:15	Tristan Moore Defensive Rebound.	14	8
13:02	Michael Imariagbe missed Jumper.	14	8
12:59	Bonke Maring Offensive Rebound.	14	8
12:55	Jay Alvarez missed Layup.	14	8
12:52	Noah Shelby Defensive Rebound.	14	8
12:46	Andrew Akuchie Turnover.	14	8
12:32	Pierce Bazil missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
12:28	Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.	14	8
12:11	Sam Alajiki missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
12:08	Andrew Akuchie Offensive Rebound.	14	8
12:05	Mekhi Mason missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
12:01	Houston Christian Defensive Rebound.	14	8
11:49	Foul on Andrew Akuchie.	14	8
11:49	Official TV Timeout	14	8
11:42	Foul on Alem Huseinovic.	14	8
11:42	Jay Alvarez missed Free Throw.	14	8
11:42	Houston Christian Deadball Team Rebound.	14	8
11:41	Jay Alvarez missed Free Throw.	14	8
11:39	Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.	14	8
11:25	Andrew Akuchie missed Dunk.	14	8
11:25	Andrew Akuchie Offensive Rebound.	14	8
11:25	Foul on Chigozie Achara.	14	8
11:25	Andrew Akuchie missed Free Throw.	14	8
11:25	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	14	8
11:25	Andrew Akuchie missed Free Throw.	14	8
11:23	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	14	8
11:17	Foul on Chigozie Achara.	14	8
11:17	Chigozie Achara Turnover.	14	8
11:05	Mekhi Mason missed Layup.	14	8
11:03	Andrew Akuchie Offensive Rebound.	14	8
11:02	Andrew Akuchie made Layup.	14	10
10:30	Michael Imariagbe made Jumper. Assisted by Chigozie Achara.	16	10
10:17	Travis Evee missed Layup.	16	10
10:15	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	16	10
9:59	Bonke Maring made Layup.	18	10
9:52	Noah Shelby missed Three Point Jumper.	18	10
9:48	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	18	10
9:38	Pierce Bazil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Greene.	21	10
9:22	Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.	21	10
9:18	Jay Alvarez Defensive Rebound.	21	10
9:08	Marcus Greene missed Jumper.	21	10
9:03	Michael Imariagbe Offensive Rebound.	21	10
9:03	Michael Imariagbe made Layup.	23	10
8:48	Foul on Jay Alvarez.	23	10
8:48	Alem Huseinovic missed Free Throw.	23	10
8:48	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	23	10
8:48	Alem Huseinovic made Free Throw.	23	11
8:29	Bonke Maring Turnover.	23	11
8:29	Noah Shelby Steal.	23	11
8:18	Foul on Marcus Greene.	23	11
8:18	Gabe Warren made Free Throw.	23	12
8:18	Gabe Warren missed Free Throw.	23	12
8:16	Rice Offensive Rebound.	23	12
8:11	Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.	23	12
8:08	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	23	12
7:48	Bonke Maring missed Layup.	23	12
7:45	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	23	12
7:35	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	23	12
7:32	Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.	23	12
7:28	Mekhi Mason missed Three Point Jumper.	23	12
7:24	Pierce Bazil Defensive Rebound.	23	12
7:21	Pierce Bazil missed Layup.	23	12
7:21	Alem Huseinovic Block.	23	12
7:18	Jay Alvarez Offensive Rebound.	23	12
7:17	Jay Alvarez made Layup.	25	12
7:09	Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	25	14
6:49	Pierce Bazil missed Three Point Jumper.	25	14
6:45	Tristan Moore Offensive Rebound.	25	14
6:34	Jay Alvarez Turnover.	25	14
6:34	Mekhi Mason Steal.	25	14
6:31	Travis Evee made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Mason.	25	16
6:31	Houston Christian Timeout	25	16
6:31	Official TV Timeout	25	16
6:18	Tristan Moore Turnover.	25	16
6:18	Mekhi Mason Steal.	25	16
6:13	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	25	16
6:10	Bonke Maring Defensive Rebound.	25	16
5:51	Bonke Maring made Layup.	27	16
5:38	Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.	27	16
5:35	Michael Imariagbe Defensive Rebound.	27	16
5:33	Foul on Mekhi Mason.	27	16
5:26	Jay Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	27	16
5:22	Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.	27	16
5:17	Mekhi Mason Turnover.	27	16
5:17	Pierce Bazil Steal.	27	16
5:17	Foul on Mekhi Mason.	27	16
5:01	Michael Imariagbe missed Jumper.	27	16
4:58	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	27	16
4:45	Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keanu Dawes.	27	19
4:19	Tristan Moore made Jumper.	29	19
4:02	Travis Evee made Layup.	29	21
3:44	Tristan Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	29	21
3:41	Pierce Bazil Offensive Rebound.	29	21
3:40	Pierce Bazil missed Layup.	29	21
3:38	Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.	29	21
3:27	Keanu Dawes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	29	24
3:05	Jay Alvarez missed Layup.	29	24
3:04	Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.	29	24
3:04	Foul on Jay Alvarez.	29	24
3:04	Official TV Timeout	29	24
2:57	Travis Evee made Layup.	29	26
2:37	Bonke Maring Turnover.	29	26
2:22	Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	29	29
2:03	Tristan Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	29	29
1:59	Sam Alajiki Defensive Rebound.	29	29
1:36	Travis Evee missed Jumper.	29	29
1:35	Marcus Greene Defensive Rebound.	29	29
1:35	Foul on Max Fiedler.	29	29
1:16	Porter Bazil made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Greene.	31	29
1:01	Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.	31	29
0:57	Porter Bazil Defensive Rebound.	31	29
0:40	Marcus Greene Turnover.	31	29
0:24	Alem Huseinovic Turnover.	31	29
0:24	Porter Bazil Steal.	31	29
0:20	Foul on Sam Alajiki.	31	29
0:20	Pierce Bazil missed Free Throw.	31	29
0:20	Houston Christian Deadball Team Rebound.	31	29
0:19	Pierce Bazil missed Free Throw.	31	29
0:18	Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.	31	29
0:03	Travis Evee Turnover.	31	29
0:00	Marcus Greene missed Three Point Jumper.	31	29
0:00	Sam Alajiki Defensive Rebound.	31	29
0:00	End of 1st half	31	29

Tudor Fieldhouse

10:00 PM, 2 December 2023

Houston, TX

Attendance: 1,730

Referees:
Chuck Jones
Byron Jarrett
K.B. Burdett Jr.

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
McNeese	17-1	-	30-4
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	14-4	3	21-12
Nicholls	13-5	4	20-14
Lamar	12-6	5	19-14
SE Louisiana	10-8	7	15-17
Northwestern State	7-11	10	9-23
Texas A&M-Commerce	6-12	11	13-20
New Orleans	4-14	13	10-23
Houston Christian	4-14	13	6-23
Incarnate Word	3-15	14	8-23

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

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