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FINAL
Feb 18, 2023

Game Recap

Olivari's 34 lead Rice past Western Kentucky 83-77. Quincy Olivari scored 34 points as Rice beat Western Kentucky 83-77 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
WKU275077
RICE434083
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp292-30-04-54026018
3Jairus Hamilton222-81-40-02000125
20Dayvion McKnight329-152-21-183104421
11Dontaie Allen374-102-72-261001212
13Emmanuel Akot355-133-92-274002415
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.122-20-00-02000024
4Khristian Lander123-62-40-03100058
2Jordan Rawls212-90-30-01600204
TOTAL29-6643.9%10-2934.5%9-1090.0%331536102077
Rice Owls logoRICEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Max Fiedler355-80-02-456115112
2Mekhi Mason224-63-33-431000414
3Travis Evee333-91-50-02320037
5Cameron Sheffield340-70-72-211111102
4Quincy Olivari379-234-912-13122001234
13Andrew Akuchie40-10-00-00001010
10Mason Jones31-10-00-00120112
24Jake Lieppert123-31-10-02000017
23Alem Huseinovic202-31-20-00200005
TOTAL27-6144.3%10-2737.0%19-2382.6%35166381383

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkurice
  • Rice Owls logo
    (19:35) Travis Evee missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:32) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:26) Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (19:23) Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (19:04) Max Fiedler made Layup.
    02
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:37) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (18:33) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (18:27) Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.
    05
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:06) Jamarion Sharp missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (18:02) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:43) Quincy Olivari Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:28) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:28) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (17:11) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:07) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:53) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:50) Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (16:35) Quincy Olivari made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    07
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:13) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:09) Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (16:03) Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:59) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:53) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:50) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:43) Quincy Olivari missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:43) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:39) Cameron Sheffield Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (15:37) Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield.
    010
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:36) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • (15:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:18) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:14) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (15:02) Cameron Sheffield Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:02) Jamarion Sharp Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:52) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:52) Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
    110
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:52) Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
    210
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (14:25) Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Mason.
    212
  • Rice Owls logo
    (14:11) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (13:50) Travis Evee made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    414
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:33) Emmanuel Akot made Layup.
    614
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (13:22) Quincy Olivari made Jumper.
    616
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (13:04) Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    916
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (12:46) Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic.
    919
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:29) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (12:25) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (12:13) Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic.
    922
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:58) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (11:54) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (11:41) Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    925
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:40) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • (11:40) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:27) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:24) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (11:17) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.
    1225
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:46) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (10:27) Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:21) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:11) Tyrone Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    1425
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:56) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:52) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:47) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:44) Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:33) Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:29) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (9:07) Foul on Travis Evee.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:49) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (8:49) Travis Evee Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (8:44) Jake Lieppert made Layup. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.
    1427
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:26) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (8:23) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (8:16) Quincy Olivari made Layup.
    1429
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:48) Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:48) Andrew Akuchie Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:45) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:41) Andrew Akuchie missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:37) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:29) Foul on Travis Evee.
  • (7:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:23) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (7:23) Mason Jones Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (7:18) Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
    1431
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:00) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:55) Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (6:49) Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    1433
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:28) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:22) Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (6:05) Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:01) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:58) Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:58) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (5:35) Mason Jones Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:35) Jamarion Sharp Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:31) Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    1633
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (5:11) Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    1636
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:57) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:57) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:57) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:57) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    1736
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:43) Max Fiedler Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:28) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:23) Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:23) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    1936
  • Rice Owls logo
    (4:09) Max Fiedler missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:06) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:52) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    2236
  • Rice Owls logo
    (3:49) Rice Timeout
  • (3:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Rice Owls logo
    (3:36) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:36) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (3:36) Rice Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (3:30) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:30) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:29) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:13) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    2436
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:49) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:46) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:40) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:36) Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (2:19) Max Fiedler Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:08) Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    2736
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:44) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Dontaie Allen Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:25) Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:25) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (1:24) Rice Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +3 (1:21) Jake Lieppert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
    2739
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:04) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:59) Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:50) Foul on Dontaie Allen.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (0:50) Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
    2740
  • Rice Owls logo
    +1 (0:50) Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
    2741
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:37) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:34) Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:06) Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:05) Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:05) Rice Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:04) Foul on Mason Jones.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:02) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Rice Owls logo
    (0:02) Mason Jones Steal.
  • Rice Owls logo
    +2 (0:02) Jake Lieppert made Layup.
    2743
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

77Points83
29-66(43.9%)Field Goal(%)27-61(44.3%)
10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)10-27(37%)
9-10(90%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)
36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)
15Assists16
3Steals6
6Blocks3
10Turnovers9
20(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, February 18, 2023 · 8:00 PM
Tudor Fieldhouse · Houston, TX
attendance: 2,141 (37.2%)
spread: RICE -1.5
over/under: 156.5