Middle Tennessee 94-75 Rice (9 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

Rice Owls

5-19, 2-9 Conference

	1	2	T
RICE	33	42	75
MTSU	50	44	94

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

19-5, 11-1 Conference

TIME		RICE	MTSU
19:42	Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	0	2
19:11	Malik Osborne missed Jumper.	0	2
19:11	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:02	Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	0	4
18:40	Malik Osborne made Layup. Assisted by Najja Hunter.	2	4
18:26	Foul on Bishop Mency.	2	4
18:20	Nick King Turnover.	2	4
17:57	Najja Hunter made Layup.	4	4
17:32	Brandon Walters made Layup.	4	6
17:02	Malik Osborne missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
17:02	Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:56	Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
16:56	Bishop Mency Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:53	Foul on Brandon Walters.	4	6
16:43	Ako Adams made Layup.	6	6
16:43	Foul on Edward Simpson.	6	6
16:43	Ako Adams made Free Throw.	7	6
16:37	Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	7	9
16:27	Connor Cashaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ako Adams.	10	9
16:22	Middle Tennessee Timeout	10	9
16:22	Official TV Timeout	10	9
16:05	Antwain Johnson made Jumper.	10	11
15:48	Ako Adams made Jumper.	12	11
15:29	Karl Gamble missed Layup.	12	11
15:29	Malik Osborne Defensive Rebound.	12	11
15:16	Malik Osborne missed Jumper.	12	11
15:11	Malik Osborne Offensive Rebound.	12	11
14:58	Foul on Nick King.	12	11
14:38	Connor Cashaw Turnover.	12	11
14:36	Giddy Potts Steal.	12	11
14:32	Nick King missed Jumper.	12	11
14:32	Tim Harrison Defensive Rebound.	12	11
14:20	Tim Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.	12	11
14:20	Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.	12	11
14:15	Giddy Potts Turnover.	12	11
14:14	Connor Cashaw Steal.	12	11
14:14	Foul on Giddy Potts.	12	11
14:14	Malik Osborne made Free Throw.	13	11
14:14	Malik Osborne missed Free Throw.	13	11
14:14	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	13	11
14:02	Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	13	14
13:45	Connor Cashaw made Jumper.	15	14
13:35	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	15	14
13:35	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	15	14
13:22	Malik Osborne missed Three Point Jumper.	15	14
13:22	Connor Cashaw Offensive Rebound.	15	14
13:18	Ako Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.	18	14
12:51	Nick King made Layup.	18	16
12:33	Ako Adams made Jumper.	20	16
12:14	Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
12:14	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	20	16
11:42	Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
11:42	Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.	20	16
11:35	Nick King made Jumper.	20	18
11:06	Ako Adams Turnover.	20	18
11:06	Official TV Timeout	20	18
10:49	Foul on Dylan Jones.	20	18
10:41	Foul on Dylan Jones.	20	18
10:41	David Simmons made Free Throw.	20	19
10:41	David Simmons missed Free Throw.	20	19
10:41	Robert Martin Defensive Rebound.	20	19
10:25	Foul on James Hawthorne.	20	19
10:16	Najja Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Martin.	23	19
10:01	Antwain Johnson made Jumper.	23	21
9:29	Najja Hunter missed Jumper.	23	21
9:29	Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.	23	21
9:12	Donovan Sims made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Simmons.	23	24
8:56	Dylan Jones made Jumper.	25	24
8:35	Brandon Walters missed Jumper.	25	24
8:35	Robert Martin Defensive Rebound.	25	24
8:22	Foul on Dylan Jones.	25	24
8:22	Dylan Jones Turnover.	25	24
8:10	Nick King made Jumper. Assisted by David Simmons.	25	26
7:59	Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.	25	26
7:59	James Hawthorne Block.	25	26
7:57	Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.	25	26
7:52	Official TV Timeout	25	26
7:38	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	25	26
7:38	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	25	26
7:21	Malik Osborne made Dunk.	27	26
7:01	James Hawthorne made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims.	27	28
6:47	Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	27	28
6:47	James Hawthorne Defensive Rebound.	27	28
6:30	Antwain Johnson missed Jumper.	27	28
6:30	Rice Defensive Rebound.	27	28
6:16	Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.	27	28
6:16	Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.	27	28
6:05	Donovan Sims Turnover.	27	28
6:04	Ako Adams Steal.	27	28
5:53	Ako Adams Turnover.	27	28
5:52	Donovan Sims Steal.	27	28
5:38	Nick King missed Layup.	27	28
5:38	Malik Osborne Block.	27	28
5:35	Ako Adams Defensive Rebound.	27	28
5:29	Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	27	28
5:29	Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.	27	28
5:27	Giddy Potts Turnover.	27	28
5:27	Connor Cashaw Steal.	27	28
5:17	Connor Cashaw Turnover.	27	28
5:16	Antwain Johnson Steal.	27	28
5:12	Nick King made Layup. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	27	30
5:12	Foul on Najja Hunter.	27	30
5:12	Rice Timeout	27	30
5:12	Nick King made Free Throw.	27	31
4:55	Bishop Mency missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
4:55	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	27	31
4:33	Antwain Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Giddy Potts.	27	33
4:24	Bishop Mency missed Layup.	27	33
4:24	Rice Offensive Rebound.	27	33
4:18	Connor Cashaw Turnover.	27	33
4:16	Tyrik Dixon Steal.	27	33
4:14	Tyrik Dixon made Jumper.	27	35
4:03	Foul on Antwain Johnson.	27	35
4:03	Connor Cashaw made Free Throw.	28	35
4:03	Connor Cashaw made Free Throw.	29	35
3:49	Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Walters.	29	38
3:46	Official TV Timeout	29	38
3:34	Malik Osborne Turnover.	29	38
3:17	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	29	41
3:07	Foul on Malik Osborne.	29	41
3:07	Malik Osborne Turnover.	29	41
2:47	Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	29	41
2:47	Nick King Offensive Rebound.	29	41
2:43	Nick King missed Jumper.	29	41
2:43	Robert Martin Defensive Rebound.	29	41
2:33	Connor Cashaw missed Layup.	29	41
2:33	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	29	41
2:13	Foul on Tim Harrison.	29	41
2:13	Nick King made Free Throw.	29	42
2:13	Nick King missed Free Throw.	29	42
2:13	Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.	29	42
1:59	Foul on Giddy Potts.	29	42
1:59	Bishop Mency made Free Throw.	30	42
1:59	Bishop Mency made Free Throw.	31	42
1:41	Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Therren Shelton-Szmidt.	31	45
1:30	Robert Martin made Layup.	33	45
1:19	Foul on Karl Gamble.	33	45
1:19	Karl Gamble Turnover.	33	45
1:12	Tim Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.	33	45
1:12	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	33	45
1:03	Therren Shelton-Szmidt missed Layup.	33	45
1:03	Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound.	33	45
1:00	Karl Gamble made Layup.	33	47
0:44	Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	33	47
0:44	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	33	47
0:18	Therren Shelton-Szmidt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	33	50
0:02	Bishop Mency missed Three Point Jumper.	33	50
0:02	Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.	33	50
0:00	End of 1st half	33	50

Murphy Center

12:30 AM, 9 February 2018

Murfreesboro, TN

Attendance: 5,602

Referees:
Rick Crawford
Kevin Mathis
Ray Natili

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Charlotte	0-0	-	1-0
East Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	1-0
Memphis	0-0	-	1-0
Temple	0-0	-	1-0
Tulane	0-0	-	1-0
Tulsa	0-0	-	1-0
UTSA	0-0	-	1-0
Wichita State	0-0	-	1-0
North Texas	0-0	-	0-0
Rice	0-0	-	0-0
South Florida	0-0	-	0-1
UAB	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	1-0
Liberty	0-0	-	1-0
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	1-0
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	1-0
New Mexico State	0-0	-	1-0
UTEP	0-0	-	1-0
Florida International	0-0	-	0-0
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	0-0
Sam Houston	0-0	-	0-1
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	0-1

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