Middle Tennessee 80-77 Rice (6 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

12-3, 2-0 Conference

	1	2	T
MTSU	34	46	80
RICE	38	39	77

Rice Owls

11-5, 1-2 Conference

TIME		MTSU	RICE
19:32	Aldonis Foote missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:32	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Connor Cashaw Turnover.	0	0
19:05	Reggie Upshaw Steal.	0	0
19:01	JaCorey Williams missed Layup.	0	0
19:01	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:59	Foul on Giddy Potts.	0	0
18:53	Marcus Evans Turnover.	0	0
18:28	JaCorey Williams made Jumper.	2	0
18:01	Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.	2	0
18:01	Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:51	Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:51	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:36	Marcus Evans made Jumper.	2	2
17:16	JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.	4	2
17:01	Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.	4	5
16:34	Aldonis Foote missed Jumper.	4	5
16:34	Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:20	Austin Meyer missed Jumper.	4	5
16:20	Austin Meyer Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:17	Austin Meyer made Jumper.	4	7
15:50	Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.	7	7
15:36	Foul on Giddy Potts.	7	7
15:36	Official TV Timeout	7	7
15:36	Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.	7	8
15:36	Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.	7	9
15:17	JaCorey Williams made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	9	9
15:06	Austin Meyer made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Evans.	9	11
14:40	JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.	9	11
14:40	Xavier Habersham Offensive Rebound.	9	11
14:38	Xavier Habersham made Jumper.	11	11
14:26	Foul on Edward Simpson.	11	11
14:08	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
14:08	Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.	11	11
13:52	Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.	11	11
13:45	Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.	13	11
13:36	Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
13:36	Andrew Drone Offensive Rebound.	13	11
13:31	Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
13:31	Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.	13	11
13:18	JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	15	11
13:07	Foul on Andrew Drone.	15	11
13:07	Andrew Drone Turnover.	15	11
12:54	Reggie Upshaw Turnover.	15	11
12:37	Foul on Brandon Walters.	15	11
12:37	Andrew Drone made Free Throw.	15	12
12:37	Andrew Drone missed Free Throw.	15	12
12:37	Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.	15	12
12:26	Reggie Upshaw Turnover.	15	12
12:25	Marcus Jackson Steal.	15	12
12:21	Foul on Andrew Drone.	15	12
12:20	Marcus Jackson Turnover.	15	12
12:19	Reggie Upshaw Steal.	15	12
12:02	Xavier Habersham Turnover.	15	12
12:01	Egor Koulechov Steal.	15	12
11:57	Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.	15	12
11:57	Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.	15	12
11:54	Marcus Evans made Jumper.	15	14
11:52	Middle Tennessee Timeout	15	14
11:23	Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.	17	14
11:16	Marcus Evans Turnover.	17	14
11:04	Foul on Reggie Upshaw.	17	14
11:04	Reggie Upshaw Turnover.	17	14
10:42	Foul on Antwain Johnson.	17	14
10:39	Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.	17	14
10:39	Austin Meyer Offensive Rebound.	17	14
10:34	Austin Meyer missed Jumper.	17	14
10:34	Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.	17	14
10:22	JaCorey Williams made Jumper.	19	14
10:09	Austin Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Ako Adams.	19	16
9:51	Xavier Habersham made Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	21	16
9:32	Egor Koulechov made Jumper.	21	18
9:13	Reggie Upshaw missed Layup.	21	18
9:13	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	21	18
9:08	Connor Cashaw Turnover.	21	18
8:56	JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.	21	18
8:56	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	21	18
8:46	Foul on Antwain Johnson.	21	18
8:46	Marcus Evans made Free Throw.	21	19
8:46	Marcus Evans made Free Throw.	21	20
8:32	JaCorey Williams Turnover.	21	20
8:23	Marcus Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.	21	22
8:22	Middle Tennessee Timeout	21	22
8:00	Antwain Johnson missed Jumper.	21	22
8:00	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Block.	21	22
7:58	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	21	22
7:29	Marcus Evans missed Jumper.	21	22
7:29	JaCorey Williams Block.	21	22
7:25	Egor Koulechov Offensive Rebound.	21	22
7:25	Egor Koulechov made Layup.	21	24
7:02	Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.	21	24
7:02	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	21	24
6:45	Egor Koulechov made Jumper.	21	26
6:25	JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	23	26
6:12	Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper.	23	29
5:41	Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.	23	29
5:41	Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.	23	29
5:09	Egor Koulechov made Layup.	23	31
4:36	Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
4:36	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	23	31
4:27	Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
4:27	Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.	23	31
4:17	Tyrik Dixon missed Jumper.	23	31
4:17	Marquez Letcher-Ellis Block.	23	31
4:16	Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.	23	31
3:50	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	23	31
3:50	Official TV Timeout	23	31
3:50	Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.	23	32
3:50	Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.	23	33
3:39	Giddy Potts Turnover.	23	33
3:26	Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Jumper.	23	33
3:26	Antwain Johnson Defensive Rebound.	23	33
3:18	Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.	23	33
3:18	Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.	24	33
3:18	Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.	25	33
3:01	Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.	25	36
2:41	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	28	36
2:26	Marcus Evans missed Jumper.	28	36
2:26	Reggie Upshaw Defensive Rebound.	28	36
2:23	Foul on Egor Koulechov.	28	36
2:09	Foul on Connor Cashaw.	28	36
2:05	JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.	28	36
2:05	Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.	28	36
1:36	Connor Cashaw made Jumper.	28	38
1:22	Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.	31	38
1:01	Rice Timeout	31	38
0:57	Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.	31	38
0:57	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	31	38
0:37	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.	34	38
0:07	Marcus Evans Turnover.	34	38
0:01	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	34	38
0:01	Marcus Jackson Block.	34	38
0:01	Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.	34	38
0:00	End of 1st half	34	38

Tudor Fieldhouse

1:00 AM, 6 January 2017

Houston, TX

Referees:
Don Daily
Kipp Kissinger
Raymie Styons

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-3
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	7-5
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	7-5
New Mexico State	0-0	-	6-6
Sam Houston	0-0	-	6-6
Florida International	0-0	-	5-7

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Memphis	0-0	-	9-3
North Texas	0-0	-	9-3
Wichita State	0-0	-	9-3
Rice	0-0	-	9-4
East Carolina	0-0	-	8-5
Charlotte	0-0	-	6-4
Temple	0-0	-	7-5
UTSA	0-0	-	6-5
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	7-6
UAB	0-0	-	7-6
South Florida	0-0	-	6-6
Tulane	0-0	-	6-7
Tulsa	0-0	-	5-7

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