South Alabama 74-67 Rice (23 Dec, 2015) Play-by-Play

Rice Owls

5-7, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
RICE	29	38	67
USA	32	42	74

South Alabama Jaguars

5-6, 3-1 home

TIME		RICE	USA
19:45	Georgi Boyanov missed Layup.	0	0
19:45	Nikola Marijan Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:41	Nikola Marijan missed Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Andrew Drone Block.	0	0
19:41	Georgi Boyanov Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:41	Foul on Marcus Evans.	0	0
19:41	Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.	0	1
19:41	Georgi Boyanov made Free Throw.	0	2
19:29	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:29	Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:21	Andrew Drone missed Layup.	0	2
19:21	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:08	Georgi Boyanov missed Layup.	0	2
19:08	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:58	Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Guercy.	3	2
18:33	Ken Williams missed Layup.	3	2
18:33	Andrew Drone Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:26	Marcus Evans missed Layup.	3	2
18:26	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:11	Barrington Stevens Turnover.	3	2
18:10	Bishop Mency Steal.	3	2
18:08	Bishop Mency made Dunk.	5	2
17:49	Nick Stover Turnover.	5	2
17:47	Egor Koulechov made Layup.	7	2
17:23	Foul on Andrew Drone.	7	2
17:23	Nikola Marijan made Free Throw.	7	3
17:23	Nikola Marijan made Free Throw.	7	4
17:09	Max Guercy Turnover.	7	4
17:06	Nikola Marijan Steal.	7	4
16:56	Ken Williams missed Jumper.	7	4
16:56	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Block.	7	4
16:54	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:50	Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Max Guercy.	9	4
16:28	Georgi Boyanov missed Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:28	Nikola Marijan Offensive Rebound.	9	4
16:26	Nikola Marijan Turnover.	9	4
16:26	Foul on Nikola Marijan.	9	4
16:16	Bishop Mency missed Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:16	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Offensive Rebound.	9	4
16:09	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Layup.	9	4
16:09	Nikola Marijan Defensive Rebound.	9	4
16:01	Nikola Marijan made Layup. Assisted by Nick Stover.	9	6
15:35	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Layup.	9	6
15:35	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	9	6
15:16	Georgi Boyanov made Layup.	9	8
15:09	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	9	8
15:09	Egor Koulechov Offensive Rebound.	9	8
14:48	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Layup.	9	8
14:48	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	9	8
14:28	Ken Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Stover.	9	10
14:18	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.	9	10
14:18	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	9	10
13:56	Barrington Stevens missed Three Point Jumper.	9	10
13:56	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	9	10
13:49	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	9	10
13:49	Georgi Boyanov Defensive Rebound.	9	10
13:38	Barrington Stevens made Jumper.	9	12
13:35	Rice Timeout	9	12
13:16	Marcus Evans made Jumper.	11	12
12:57	Shaq Calhoun Turnover.	11	12
12:56	Connor Cashaw Steal.	11	12
12:53	Connor Cashaw missed Layup.	11	12
12:53	Nick Stover Block.	11	12
12:50	Shaq Calhoun Defensive Rebound.	11	12
12:45	Tafari Whittingham missed Layup.	11	12
12:45	Andrew Drone Block.	11	12
12:43	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	11	12
12:40	Foul on Shaq Calhoun.	11	12
12:39	Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.	11	12
12:39	Nick Davis Defensive Rebound.	11	12
12:29	Nick Davis made Layup. Assisted by John Brown.	11	14
12:11	Marcus Evans missed Jumper.	11	14
12:11	Shaq Calhoun Defensive Rebound.	11	14
11:44	Shaq Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barrington Stevens.	11	17
11:30	Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
11:30	Bishop Mency Offensive Rebound.	11	17
11:21	Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
11:21	Barrington Stevens Defensive Rebound.	11	17
11:04	Shaq Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Brown.	11	20
10:41	Andrew Drone made Layup.	13	20
10:20	Nick Davis Turnover.	13	20
10:20	Foul on Nick Davis.	13	20
9:50	Foul on Ken Williams.	13	20
9:50	Max Guercy made Free Throw.	14	20
9:50	Max Guercy made Free Throw.	15	20
9:29	Tafari Whittingham made Layup.	15	22
9:29	Foul on Andrew Drone.	15	22
9:29	Tafari Whittingham missed Free Throw.	15	22
9:29	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	15	22
9:05	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Turnover.	15	22
8:55	Nick Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ken Williams.	15	25
8:26	Marcus Evans Turnover.	15	25
8:16	Shaq Calhoun missed Three Point Jumper.	15	25
8:16	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	15	25
8:06	Max Guercy missed Jumper.	15	25
8:06	Nick Davis Defensive Rebound.	15	25
7:56	Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	15	25
7:56	Rice Defensive Rebound.	15	25
7:50	Official TV Timeout	15	25
7:37	Foul on Barrington Stevens.	15	25
7:37	Marcus Evans missed Free Throw.	15	25
7:37	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	15	25
7:37	Marcus Evans made Free Throw.	16	25
7:07	Nikola Marijan Turnover.	16	25
6:48	Marcus Evans missed Layup.	16	25
6:48	Nikola Marijan Defensive Rebound.	16	25
6:44	Nikola Marijan Turnover.	16	25
6:44	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Steal.	16	25
6:44	Foul on Nikola Marijan.	16	25
6:44	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.	16	25
6:44	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	16	25
6:44	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.	16	25
6:44	Nick Stover Defensive Rebound.	16	25
6:19	Barrington Stevens Turnover.	16	25
6:18	Marcus Evans Steal.	16	25
6:16	Bishop Mency made Dunk.	18	25
6:00	Barrington Stevens made Jumper.	18	27
5:45	Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.	21	27
5:16	Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	21	27
5:16	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:08	Marcus Evans made Layup.	23	27
4:38	Barrington Stevens missed Jumper.	23	27
4:38	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	23	27
4:10	Bishop Mency missed Layup.	23	27
4:10	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Offensive Rebound.	23	27
4:08	Foul on Georgi Boyanov.	23	27
4:08	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.	23	27
4:08	Nick Davis Defensive Rebound.	23	27
3:57	Barrington Stevens Turnover.	23	27
3:57	Official TV Timeout	23	27
3:37	Egor Koulechov made Jumper.	25	27
3:25	Barrington Stevens Turnover.	25	27
3:23	Bishop Mency Steal.	25	27
3:18	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Layup.	25	27
3:18	Don MuepoKelly Block.	25	27
3:16	Don MuepoKelly Defensive Rebound.	25	27
3:15	Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.	25	27
2:46	Shaq Calhoun made Jumper.	25	29
2:30	Egor Koulechov Turnover.	25	29
2:28	Shaq Calhoun Steal.	25	29
2:03	Shaq Calhoun Turnover.	25	29
1:47	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	25	29
1:47	Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.	25	29
1:43	Marcus Evans made Layup.	27	29
1:23	Foul on Amir Smith.	27	29
1:23	Don MuepoKelly missed Free Throw.	27	29
1:23	South Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.	27	29
1:23	Don MuepoKelly made Free Throw.	27	30
0:55	Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	27	30
0:55	Nick Davis Defensive Rebound.	27	30
0:43	Nick Stover made Layup. Assisted by Nick Davis.	27	32
0:24	Foul on Don MuepoKelly.	27	32
0:24	Marcus Evans made Free Throw.	28	32
0:24	Marcus Evans made Free Throw.	29	32
0:24	South Alabama Timeout	29	32
0:06	Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	29	32
0:06	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	29	32
0:00	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	29	32
0:00	Rice Deadball Team Rebound.	29	32
0:00	End of 1st half	29	32

Mitchell Center

1:05 AM, 23 December 2015

Mobile, AL

Attendance: 1,937

Referees:
Bruce Benedict
Sean Casady
John Heatly

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
App State	16-2	-	27-7
James Madison	15-3	1	32-4
Troy	13-5	3	20-12
Arkansas State	11-7	5	20-17
Louisiana	10-8	6	19-14
Southern Miss	9-9	7	16-16
South Alabama	8-10	8	16-16
Georgia State	8-10	8	14-17
Georgia Southern	8-10	8	9-24
Texas State	7-11	9	17-18
Marshall	7-11	9	13-20
UL Monroe	6-12	10	11-19
Coastal Carolina	5-13	11	9-22
Old Dominion	3-15	13	7-25

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