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FINAL
Dec 29, 2022

Game Recap

Evee scores 24 as Rice takes down Western Kentucky 81-78. Travis Evee's 24 points helped Rice defeat Western Kentucky 81-78 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
RICE265581
WKU364278
Rice Owls logoRICEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Max Fiedler357-100-01-2103102315
2Mekhi Mason294-92-40-025102410
3Travis Evee356-134-88-865104324
5Cameron Sheffield394-84-83-343001115
4Quincy Olivari373-153-105-542216314
1Seryee Lewis50-10-00-01000020
24Jake Lieppert90-20-20-02000000
23Alem Huseinovic111-51-20-03000003
TOTAL25-6339.7%14-3441.2%17-1894.4%321851151681
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp373-70-04-780242210
3Jairus Hamilton307-101-33-472406418
20Dayvion McKnight307-141-32-252003217
14Luke Frampton323-63-62-233001111
13Emmanuel Akot283-90-32-46500118
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.60-10-00-02000010
1Fallou Diagne21-20-00-02000012
4Khristian Lander121-31-20-01000033
2Jordan Rawls192-80-12-31300216
11Dontaie Allen41-31-20-01000103
TOTAL28-6344.4%7-2035.0%15-2268.2%361564161678

Play-by-Play

1st halfricewku
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:44) Emmanuel Akot made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    02
  • Rice Owls logo
    (19:20) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:15) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:11) Jairus Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    04
  • Rice Owls logo
    (18:58) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:53) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (18:41) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:41) Emmanuel Akot missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:41) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:41) Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
    05
  • Rice Owls logo
    (18:13) Cameron Sheffield Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:57) Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    08
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:41) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:36) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:30) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:30) Quincy Olivari Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:22) Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:18) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:03) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    010
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:00) Rice Timeout
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:38) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:38) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:36) Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:36) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:36) Max Fiedler missed Free Throw.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:36) Rice Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (16:36) Max Fiedler made Free Throw.
    110
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:24) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
    112
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:09) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:06) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:06) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:58) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:54) Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:33) Max Fiedler Turnover.
  • (15:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:10) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:57) Foul on Quincy Olivari.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:57) Quincy Olivari Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:36) Foul on Travis Evee.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:36) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:36) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:36) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:35) Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:20) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:06) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:03) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:54) Jamarion Sharp missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:49) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:49) Jamarion Sharp missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:48) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:35) Tyrone Marshall missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (13:34) Rice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:26) Foul on Tyrone Marshall.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (13:26) Travis Evee made Free Throw.
    212
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (13:26) Travis Evee made Free Throw.
    312
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:12) Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:10) Fallou Diagne Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:10) Fallou Diagne missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (13:10) Rice Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:10) Foul on Fallou Diagne.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:55) Foul on Jordan Rawls.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (12:52) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:49) Fallou Diagne Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (12:43) Fallou Diagne made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    314
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (12:36) Alem Huseinovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Evee.
    614
  • Rice Owls logo
    (12:23) Foul on Travis Evee.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:23) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
    615
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:23) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
    616
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:04) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (12:04) Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.
    716
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (12:04) Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.
    816
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:51) Jordan Rawls missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:49) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • (11:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:43) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (11:40) Alem Huseinovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (11:29) Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:26) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:21) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (11:13) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (11:09) Jake Lieppert Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (10:57) Travis Evee missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:53) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:50) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (10:46) Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (10:40) Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield.
    1116
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (10:15) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    1119
  • Rice Owls logo
    (10:01) Seryee Lewis missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:57) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:55) Jordan Rawls made Layup.
    1121
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (9:45) Travis Evee made Layup.
    1321
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:37) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:34) Seryee Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:19) Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:15) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:07) Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:07) Emmanuel Akot Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:07) Foul on Seryee Lewis.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:07) Emmanuel Akot missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:07) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (9:07) Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
    1322
  • Rice Owls logo
    (8:53) Alem Huseinovic missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:50) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:35) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:28) Jairus Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:28) Jairus Hamilton made Layup.
    1324
  • Rice Owls logo
    (8:12) Jake Lieppert missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:07) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:59) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:55) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (7:40) Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield.
    1624
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:23) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:10) Jake Lieppert missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:07) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (7:01) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    1627
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:47) Quincy Olivari Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:47) Jamarion Sharp Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:42) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:38) Jairus Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:38) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:38) Quincy Olivari Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:32) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:27) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:16) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
    1629
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (5:59) Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper.
    1929
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:35) Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:35) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (5:11) Max Fiedler made Layup.
    2129
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:54) Jamarion Sharp missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:49) Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:45) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:40) Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:30) Mekhi Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:27) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:24) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:21) Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:03) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:59) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:55) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • (3:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Rice Owls logo
    (3:29) Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:26) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:21) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    2132
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (3:01) Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.
    2432
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:48) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:48) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    2433
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:48) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    2434
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:35) Alem Huseinovic missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:35) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:31) Cameron Sheffield Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:23) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:19) Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:18) Rice Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:07) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    2436
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:41) Alem Huseinovic missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:37) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:35) Jamarion Sharp missed Dunk.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:32) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:32) Quincy Olivari Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:16) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:13) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:05) Max Fiedler Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:05) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:51) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:48) Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:36) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (0:36) Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (0:36) Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
    2636
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:17) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:14) Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:02) Max Fiedler missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:00) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

81Points78
25-63(39.7%)Field Goal(%)28-63(44.4%)
14-34(41.2%)3-Point(%)7-20(35%)
17-18(94.4%)Free Throw(%)15-22(68.2%)
36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(11)
18Assists15
5Steals6
1Blocks4
16Turnovers16
16(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
7Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, December 29, 2022 · 6:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 4,018 (53.4%)
spread: WKU -5.5
over/under: 149.5