Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ Rice Owls

80–77Final · Jan 5, 2017

MTSU 80 RICE 77 Final

	1	2	T
MTSU12-3	34	46	80
RICE11-5	38	39	77

· Line: MTSU -1.5

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

JaCorey Williams made Jumper.
2–0
Marcus Evans made Jumper.
2–2
JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
4–2
Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.
4–5
Austin Meyer made Jumper.
4–7
Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.
7–7
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
7–8
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
7–9
JaCorey Williams made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
9–9
Austin Meyer made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
9–11
Xavier Habersham made Jumper.
11–11
Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.
13–11
JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
15–11
Andrew Drone made Free Throw.
15–12
Marcus Evans made Jumper.
15–14
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
17–14
JaCorey Williams made Jumper.
19–14
Austin Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Ako Adams.
19–16
Xavier Habersham made Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.
21–16
Egor Koulechov made Jumper.
21–18
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
21–19
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
21–20
Marcus Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.
21–22
Egor Koulechov made Layup.
21–24
Egor Koulechov made Jumper.
21–26
JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
23–26
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper.
23–29
Egor Koulechov made Layup.
23–31
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
23–32
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
23–33
Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.
24–33
Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.
25–33
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.
25–36
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
28–36
Connor Cashaw made Jumper.
28–38
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.
31–38
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.
34–38
Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
37–38
Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
37–41
JaCorey Williams made Free Throw.
38–41
JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
40–41
Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
43–41
Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Jackson.
43–43
Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
46–43
Giddy Potts made Layup.
48–43
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
50–43
Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
52–43
Giddy Potts made Jumper.
54–43
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Jumper.
54–45
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
54–46
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham.
57–46
JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham.
59–46
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
59–47
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
59–48
Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Habersham.
61–48
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Jackson.
61–51
Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper.
61–54
Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham.
63–54
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
63–55
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
63–56
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov.
63–59
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
63–60
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
63–61
JaCorey Williams made Free Throw.
64–61
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
64–62
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
64–63
Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams.
67–63
Egor Koulechov made Dunk. Assisted by Ako Adams.
67–65
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
69–65
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
69–66
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
69–67
Connor Cashaw made Jumper.
69–69
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
70–69
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
71–69
Giddy Potts made Jumper.
73–69
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
75–69
Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
75–71
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
76–71
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
77–71
Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
77–74
JaCorey Williams made Free Throw.
78–74
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper.
78–77
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
79–77
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
80–77

Play-by-play

P1 Aldonis Foote missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
P1 Connor Cashaw Turnover.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Steal.
P1 JaCorey Williams missed Layup.
P1 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Giddy Potts.
P1 Marcus Evans Turnover.
P1 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.
P1 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Evans made Jumper. 2–2
P1 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw. 4–2
P1 Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov. 4–5
P1 Aldonis Foote missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Meyer missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Meyer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Meyer made Jumper. 4–7
P1 Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams. 7–7
P1 Foul on Giddy Potts.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. 7–8
P1 Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. 7–9
P1 JaCorey Williams made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson. 9–9
P1 Austin Meyer made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Evans. 9–11
P1 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Habersham Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Habersham made Jumper. 11–11
P1 Foul on Edward Simpson.
P1 Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
P1 Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams. 13–11
P1 Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Andrew Drone Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.
P1 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon. 15–11
P1 Foul on Andrew Drone.
P1 Andrew Drone Turnover.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Turnover.
P1 Foul on Brandon Walters.
P1 Andrew Drone made Free Throw. 15–12
P1 Andrew Drone missed Free Throw.
P1 Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Turnover.
P1 Marcus Jackson Steal.
P1 Foul on Andrew Drone.
P1 Marcus Jackson Turnover.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Steal.
P1 Xavier Habersham Turnover.
P1 Egor Koulechov Steal.
P1 Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Evans Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Evans made Jumper. 15–14
P1 Middle Tennessee Timeout
P1 Reggie Upshaw made Jumper. 17–14
P1 Marcus Evans Turnover.
P1 Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Turnover.
P1 Foul on Antwain Johnson.
P1 Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Meyer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Meyer missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.
P1 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. 19–14
P1 Austin Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Ako Adams. 19–16
P1 Xavier Habersham made Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson. 21–16
P1 Egor Koulechov made Jumper. 21–18
P1 Reggie Upshaw missed Layup.
P1 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P1 Connor Cashaw Turnover.
P1 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Antwain Johnson.
P1 Marcus Evans made Free Throw. 21–19
P1 Marcus Evans made Free Throw. 21–20
P1 JaCorey Williams Turnover.
P1 Marcus Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Egor Koulechov. 21–22
P1 Middle Tennessee Timeout
P1 Antwain Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Block.
P1 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Evans missed Jumper.
P1 JaCorey Williams Block.
P1 Egor Koulechov Offensive Rebound.
P1 Egor Koulechov made Layup. 21–24
P1 Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.
P1 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P1 Egor Koulechov made Jumper. 21–26
P1 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson. 23–26
P1 Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. 23–29
P1 Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
P1 Egor Koulechov made Layup. 23–31
P1 Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P1 Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyrik Dixon missed Jumper.
P1 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Block.
P1 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tyrik Dixon.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 23–32
P1 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 23–33
P1 Giddy Potts Turnover.
P1 Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Jumper.
P1 Antwain Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
P1 Antwain Johnson made Free Throw. 24–33
P1 Antwain Johnson made Free Throw. 25–33
P1 Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw. 25–36
P1 Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edward Simpson. 28–36
P1 Marcus Evans missed Jumper.
P1 Reggie Upshaw Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Egor Koulechov.
P1 Foul on Connor Cashaw.
P1 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Connor Cashaw made Jumper. 28–38
P1 Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams. 31–38
P1 Rice Timeout
P1 Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.
P1 Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
P1 Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams. 34–38
P1 Marcus Evans Turnover.
P1 Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Jackson Block.
P1 Austin Meyer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JaCorey Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Meyer missed Layup.
P2 JaCorey Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon. 37–38
P2 Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Evans. 37–41
P2 Foul on Marcus Evans.
P2 JaCorey Williams made Free Throw. 38–41
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Rice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Edward Simpson.
P2 Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P2 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon. 40–41
P2 Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.
P2 Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts. 43–41
P2 Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.
P2 Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts Turnover.
P2 Marcus Jackson Steal.
P2 Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Jackson. 43–43
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Edward Simpson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon. 46–43
P2 Austin Meyer missed Jumper.
P2 JaCorey Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts made Layup. 48–43
P2 Rice Timeout
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson. 50–43
P2 Marcus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Antwain Johnson Turnover.
P2 Connor Cashaw Steal.
P2 Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson. 52–43
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Turnover.
P2 Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
P2 Brandon Walters missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts made Jumper. 54–43
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Jumper. 54–45
P2 Foul on Brandon Walters.
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw. 54–46
P2 Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brandon Walters Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
P2 Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham. 57–46
P2 Marcus Evans Turnover.
P2 Giddy Potts Steal.
P2 JaCorey Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham. 59–46
P2 Foul on Xavier Habersham.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Marcus Evans made Free Throw. 59–47
P2 Marcus Evans made Free Throw. 59–48
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Habersham. 61–48
P2 Foul on Giddy Potts.
P2 Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Jackson. 61–51
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. 61–54
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marcus Evans.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Turnover.
P2 Marcus Evans Steal.
P2 Foul on Edward Simpson.
P2 Andrew Drone Turnover.
P2 Foul on Marcus Evans.
P2 Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brandon Walters made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Habersham. 63–54
P2 Egor Koulechov missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Connor Cashaw Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Edward Simpson.
P2 Connor Cashaw missed Free Throw.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Defensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tyrik Dixon.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 63–55
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 63–56
P2 Reggie Upshaw missed Layup.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Koulechov. 63–59
P2 Brandon Walters missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brandon Walters.
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 63–60
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 63–61
P2 Foul on Marcus Evans.
P2 JaCorey Williams made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brandon Walters.
P2 Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. 64–62
P2 Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. 64–63
P2 Reggie Upshaw missed Layup.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Jackson Turnover.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Steal.
P2 Tyrik Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCorey Williams. 67–63
P2 Egor Koulechov made Dunk. Assisted by Ako Adams. 67–65
P2 Middle Tennessee Timeout
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Jumper. 69–65
P2 Marcus Jackson Turnover.
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Offensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 69–66
P2 Egor Koulechov made Free Throw. 69–67
P2 Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
P2 Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
P2 Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
P2 Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
P2 Connor Cashaw made Jumper. 69–69
P2 Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
P2 Giddy Potts Offensive Rebound.
P2 Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marcus Jackson.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw. 70–69
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw. 71–69
P2 Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Turnover.
P2 Tyrik Dixon Steal.
P2 Giddy Potts made Jumper. 73–69
P2 Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Reggie Upshaw Defensive Rebound.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Jumper. 75–69
P2 Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Evans. 75–71
P2 Rice Timeout
P2 Foul on Egor Koulechov.
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw. 76–71
P2 Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw. 77–71
P2 Egor Koulechov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Evans. 77–74
P2 Rice Timeout
P2 Foul on Ako Adams.
P2 Tyrik Dixon missed Free Throw.
P2 Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JaCorey Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Connor Cashaw.
P2 JaCorey Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Middle Tennessee Timeout
P2 JaCorey Williams made Free Throw. 78–74
P2 Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. 78–77
P2 Foul on Marcus Jackson.
P2 Giddy Potts made Free Throw. 79–77
P2 Giddy Potts made Free Throw. 80–77

Box score

MTSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Reggie Upshaw Jr.F	36	20	7-13	2-3	4-6	7	1	4	2	0	4	3	3
JaCorey WilliamsF	32	19	8-17	0-0	3-6	4	5	1	0	1	0	4	0
Tyrik DixonG	26	6	2-3	2-2	0-1	6	4	0	2	0	0	6	2
Aldonis FooteG	6	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Giddy PottsG	26	17	6-12	3-6	2-2	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	3
Brandon WaltersF	10	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
Karl GambleF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antwain JohnsonG	11	5	1-2	1-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Quavius CopelandG	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edward SimpsonG	29	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	5	0	0	0	0	3	4
Xavier HabershamG	19	4	2-5	0-3	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	1	2	1
Davion ThomasF
Stephen StrachanG
Chase MillerG

RICE

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Austin MeyerF	19	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Connor CashawG	34	4	2-6	0-1	0-1	7	1	2	1	0	1	6	2
Egor KoulechovG	39	31	10-17	3-6	8-8	14	3	0	1	0	1	13	2
Marcus EvansG	35	23	7-13	5-9	4-4	5	4	4	1	0	1	4	4
Marcus JacksonG	31	9	2-6	1-2	4-4	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	2
Robert MartinF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marquez Letcher-EllisF	16	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	4
Andrew DroneC	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2
Ako AdamsG	17	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Douglas Jr.F
Tim HarrisonF
Grant YoungkinG
Addison OwenG
Harrison BrownG
Chad LottG
Bishop MencyG

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