Middle Tennessee 71-68 Rice (12 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

10-7, 3-3 Conference

	1	2	T
MTSU	22	49	71
RICE	36	32	68

Rice Owls

11-5, 2-3 Conference

TIME		MTSU	RICE
19:38	Eli Lawrence made Jumper.	2	0
19:16	Cameron Sheffield missed Layup.	2	0
19:16	Deandre Dishman Block.	2	0
19:11	Cameron Sheffield Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:10	Cameron Sheffield missed Layup.	2	0
19:07	Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:58	Cameron Sheffield made Layup.	2	2
18:58	Foul on Justin Bufford.	2	2
18:58	Cameron Sheffield missed Free Throw.	2	2
18:56	Teafale Lenard Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:42	Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:39	Teafale Lenard Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:37	Eli Lawrence made Layup.	4	2
18:15	Quincy Olivari made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	4	4
17:42	Teafale Lenard Jr. made Jumper.	6	4
17:08	Cameron Sheffield Turnover.	6	4
17:08	Deandre Dishman Steal.	6	4
16:56	Foul on Cameron Sheffield.	6	4
16:43	Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
16:40	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:36	Mekhi Mason missed Layup.	6	4
16:36	Teafale Lenard Jr. Block.	6	4
16:31	Quincy Olivari Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:31	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	6	4
16:27	Deandre Dishman Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:10	Tyler Millin missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
16:07	Teafale Lenard Jr. Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:07	Tyler Millin made Dunk.	8	4
15:44	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	8	4
15:44	Eli Lawrence Steal.	8	4
15:38	Tyler Millin missed Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:34	Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:18	Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:16	Cameron Sheffield Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:13	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:13	Camryn Weston Block.	8	4
15:08	Eli Lawrence Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:03	Deandre Dishman made Jumper.	10	4
14:45	Mekhi Mason made Jumper.	10	6
14:29	Deandre Dishman Turnover.	10	6
14:29	Official TV Timeout	10	6
13:59	Travis Evee missed Layup.	10	6
13:56	Tyler Millin Defensive Rebound.	10	6
13:29	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	10	6
13:14	Foul on Jestin Porter.	10	6
12:59	Travis Evee made Layup.	10	8
12:39	Deandre Dishman missed Layup.	10	8
12:37	Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:19	Travis Evee made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	10	10
11:54	Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.	10	10
11:50	Rice Defensive Rebound.	10	10
11:50	Official TV Timeout	10	10
11:28	Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.	10	12
11:11	Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.	10	12
11:06	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	10	12
10:45	Alem Huseinovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Lieppert.	10	15
10:43	Middle Tennessee Timeout	10	15
10:18	Camryn Weston made Layup.	12	15
9:57	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	12	15
9:55	Jake Lieppert Offensive Rebound.	12	15
9:55	Jake Lieppert missed Layup.	12	15
9:55	Rice Offensive Rebound.	12	15
9:36	Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Akuchie.	12	18
9:25	Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.	12	18
9:20	Justin Bufford Offensive Rebound.	12	18
9:20	Justin Bufford made Layup.	14	18
9:06	Travis Evee made Layup.	14	20
9:06	Foul on Camryn Weston.	14	20
9:06	Travis Evee missed Free Throw.	14	20
9:04	Teafale Lenard Jr. Defensive Rebound.	14	20
8:36	Elias King missed Layup.	14	20
8:36	Andrew Akuchie Block.	14	20
8:32	Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.	14	20
8:07	Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Akuchie.	14	23
7:43	Teafale Lenard Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Elias King.	16	23
7:27	Cameron Sheffield missed Jumper.	16	23
7:27	Justin Bufford Block.	16	23
7:23	Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.	16	23
7:15	Justin Bufford missed Jumper.	16	23
7:13	Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.	16	23
6:57	Cameron Sheffield made Layup.	16	25
6:57	Foul on Jared Coleman-Jones.	16	25
6:57	Official TV Timeout	16	25
6:57	Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.	16	26
6:44	Deandre Dishman missed Jumper.	16	26
6:39	Justin Bufford Offensive Rebound.	16	26
6:37	Eli Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.	16	26
6:34	Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.	16	26
6:20	Mekhi Mason made Layup.	16	28
6:06	Teafale Lenard Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	16	28
6:03	Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.	16	28
5:45	Quincy Olivari made Layup.	16	30
5:22	Deandre Dishman Turnover.	16	30
5:22	Max Fiedler Steal.	16	30
5:09	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	16	30
5:07	Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.	16	30
5:05	Mekhi Mason missed Three Point Jumper.	16	30
5:02	Eli Lawrence Defensive Rebound.	16	30
4:57	Eli Lawrence made Jumper.	18	30
4:50	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	18	30
4:38	Eli Lawrence missed Layup.	18	30
4:36	Deandre Dishman Offensive Rebound.	18	30
4:35	Foul on Max Fiedler.	18	30
4:35	Deandre Dishman missed Free Throw.	18	30
4:35	Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	18	30
4:35	Deandre Dishman made Free Throw.	19	30
4:24	Mekhi Mason made Jumper.	19	32
4:09	Foul on Teafale Lenard Jr..	19	32
4:09	Teafale Lenard Jr. Turnover.	19	32
4:02	Foul on Cameron Sheffield.	19	32
4:02	Cameron Sheffield Turnover.	19	32
3:48	Eli Lawrence missed Layup.	19	32
3:47	Foul on Teafale Lenard Jr..	19	32
3:47	Official TV Timeout	19	32
3:46	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	19	32
3:16	Rice Turnover.	19	32
3:07	Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.	19	32
3:04	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	19	32
2:40	Mekhi Mason missed Layup.	19	32
2:40	Camryn Weston Block.	19	32
2:40	Rice Offensive Rebound.	19	32
2:40	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	19	32
2:37	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	19	32
2:20	Camryn Weston Turnover.	19	32
2:20	Quincy Olivari Steal.	19	32
2:13	Travis Evee made Layup.	19	34
2:13	Foul on Camryn Weston.	19	34
2:13	Travis Evee made Free Throw.	19	35
1:58	Eli Lawrence made Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.	21	35
1:41	Mekhi Mason missed Layup.	21	35
1:41	Deandre Dishman Defensive Rebound.	21	35
1:41	Foul on Max Fiedler.	21	35
1:28	Foul on Andrew Akuchie.	21	35
1:28	Deandre Dishman made Free Throw.	22	35
1:27	Deandre Dishman missed Free Throw.	22	35
1:24	Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.	22	35
1:06	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	22	35
0:38	Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.	22	35
0:36	Rice Timeout	22	35
0:28	Travis Evee Turnover.	22	35
0:28	Jestin Porter Steal.	22	35
0:23	Jestin Porter missed Layup.	22	35
0:23	Andrew Akuchie Block.	22	35
0:20	Foul on Deandre Dishman.	22	35
0:20	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	22	36
0:20	Quincy Olivari missed Free Throw.	22	36
0:18	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:16	Eli Lawrence Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:09	Foul on Travis Evee.	22	36
0:00	Jestin Porter missed Jumper.	22	36
0:00	Rice Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:00	End of 1st half	22	36

Tudor Fieldhouse

1:00 AM, 12 January 2023

Houston, TX

Attendance: 2,010

Referees:
John St. Clair
Brent Dugas
Gary Maxwell

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Kennesaw 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
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	1-1
Florida International	0-0	-	0-1
Sam Houston	0-0	-	0-1
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Texas	0-0	-	2-0
Charlotte	0-0	-	1-0
East Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	1-0
Memphis	0-0	-	1-0
Rice	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
UAB	0-0	-	1-1
South Florida	0-0	-	0-1

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Saint Bonaventure visits Canisius following McMillan's 20-point game

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