Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Rice Owls

77–83Final · Feb 18, 2023

WKU 77 RICE 83 Final

	1	2	T
WKU14-13	27	50	77
RICE17-10	43	40	83

· Line: RICE -2 (O/U 156.5)

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The scoring timeline.

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Max Fiedler made Layup.
0–2
Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.
0–5
Quincy Olivari made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
0–7
Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield.
0–10
Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
1–10
Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw.
2–10
Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Mason.
2–12
Travis Evee made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
4–14
Emmanuel Akot made Layup.
6–14
Quincy Olivari made Jumper.
6–16
Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
9–16
Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic.
9–19
Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic.
9–22
Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
9–25
Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.
12–25
Tyrone Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
14–25
Jake Lieppert made Layup. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.
14–27
Quincy Olivari made Layup.
14–29
Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones.
14–31
Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
14–33
Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
16–33
Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
16–36
Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
17–36
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
19–36
Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
22–36
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
24–36
Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
27–36
Jake Lieppert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler.
27–39
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
27–40
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
27–41
Jake Lieppert made Layup.
27–43
Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
29–43
Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Evee.
29–46
Jamarion Sharp made Jumper.
31–46
Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
32–46
Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
34–46
Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Dontaie Allen.
36–46
Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
37–46
Quincy Olivari made Jumper.
37–48
Dontaie Allen made Dunk.
39–48
Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
42–48
Max Fiedler made Layup.
42–50
Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper.
42–53
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
44–53
Max Fiedler made Layup.
44–55
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
46–55
Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Travis Evee.
46–57
Jairus Hamilton made Layup.
48–57
Alem Huseinovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Evee.
48–60
Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
50–60
Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
52–60
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
52–61
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
52–62
Travis Evee made Jumper.
52–64
Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
53–64
Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
54–64
Quincy Olivari made Layup.
54–66
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
54–67
Mekhi Mason made Jumper.
54–69
Dontaie Allen made Free Throw.
55–69
Dontaie Allen made Free Throw.
56–69
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
56–70
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
58–70
Mekhi Mason made Free Throw.
58–71
Mekhi Mason made Free Throw.
58–72
Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
61–72
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
61–73
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
61–74
Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
64–74
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
64–75
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
64–76
Khristian Lander made Layup.
66–76
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
66–77
Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.
66–78
Tyrone Marshall made Dunk. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
68–78
Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
71–78
Max Fiedler made Free Throw.
71–79
Max Fiedler made Free Throw.
71–80
Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
74–80
Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.
74–81
Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw.
74–82
Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper.
77–82
Mekhi Mason made Free Throw.
77–83

Play-by-play

P1 Travis Evee missed Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P1 Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
P1 Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.
P1 Max Fiedler made Layup. 0–2
P1 Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Olivari. 0–5
P1 Jamarion Sharp missed Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari Turnover.
P1 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
P1 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
P1 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 0–7
P1 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Layup.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Offensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Sheffield. 0–10
P1 Western Kentucky Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Turnover.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Steal.
P1 Foul on Mekhi Mason.
P1 Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw. 1–10
P1 Emmanuel Akot made Free Throw. 2–10
P1 Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Mason. 2–12
P1 Foul on Mekhi Mason.
P1 Travis Evee made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 4–14
P1 Emmanuel Akot made Layup. 6–14
P1 Quincy Olivari made Jumper. 6–16
P1 Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot. 9–16
P1 Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic. 9–19
P1 Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic. 9–22
P1 Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 9–25
P1 Western Kentucky Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
P1 Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. 12–25
P1 Foul on Khristian Lander.
P1 Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyrone Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 14–25
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P1 Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Travis Evee.
P1 Jordan Rawls Turnover.
P1 Travis Evee Steal.
P1 Jake Lieppert made Layup. Assisted by Quincy Olivari. 14–27
P1 Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Layup. 14–29
P1 Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
P1 Andrew Akuchie Block.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Andrew Akuchie missed Layup.
P1 Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Travis Evee.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
P1 Mason Jones Steal.
P1 Alem Huseinovic made Layup. Assisted by Mason Jones. 14–31
P1 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Jones made Layup. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 14–33
P1 Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
P1 Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
P1 Mason Jones Turnover.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Steal.
P1 Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 16–33
P1 Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 16–36
P1 Foul on Mekhi Mason.
P1 Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
P1 Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw. 17–36
P1 Max Fiedler Turnover.
P1 Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
P1 Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dayvion McKnight made Layup. 19–36
P1 Max Fiedler missed Jumper.
P1 Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 22–36
P1 Rice Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P1 Rice Offensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P1 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 24–36
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P1 Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jake Lieppert Defensive Rebound.
P1 Max Fiedler Turnover.
P1 Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 27–36
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontaie Allen Turnover.
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P1 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P1 Rice Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jake Lieppert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Fiedler. 27–39
P1 Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Dontaie Allen.
P1 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 27–40
P1 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 27–41
P1 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
P1 Rice Turnover.
P1 Foul on Mason Jones.
P1 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
P1 Mason Jones Steal.
P1 Jake Lieppert made Layup. 27–43
P2 Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Steal.
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 29–43
P2 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mekhi Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Evee. 29–46
P2 Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
P2 Jamarion Sharp made Jumper. 31–46
P2 Foul on Quincy Olivari.
P2 Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw. 32–46
P2 Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
P2 Max Fiedler Turnover.
P2 Emmanuel Akot made Jumper. 34–46
P2 Max Fiedler Turnover.
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Dontaie Allen. 36–46
P2 Foul on Quincy Olivari.
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw. 37–46
P2 Foul on Dontaie Allen.
P2 Max Fiedler missed Layup.
P2 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Jumper. 37–48
P2 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P2 Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Max Fiedler Turnover.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Steal.
P2 Dontaie Allen made Dunk. 39–48
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot. 42–48
P2 Max Fiedler made Layup. 42–50
P2 Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
P2 Travis Evee Steal.
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P2 Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mekhi Mason.
P2 Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
P2 Max Fiedler Block.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
P2 Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. 42–53
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot. 44–53
P2 Max Fiedler missed Jumper.
P2 Jamarion Sharp Block.
P2 Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Max Fiedler made Layup. 44–55
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. 46–55
P2 Max Fiedler made Layup. Assisted by Travis Evee. 46–57
P2 Jordan Rawls Turnover.
P2 Max Fiedler Steal.
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
P2 Travis Evee Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Evee missed Jumper.
P2 Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jairus Hamilton made Layup. 48–57
P2 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Max Fiedler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
P2 Alem Huseinovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Evee. 48–60
P2 Jordan Rawls made Jumper. 50–60
P2 Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P2 Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Rawls made Jumper. 52–60
P2 Foul on Khristian Lander.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 52–61
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 52–62
P2 Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
P2 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.
P2 Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Evee.
P2 Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dontaie Allen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jake Lieppert.
P2 Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
P2 Max Fiedler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Block.
P2 Travis Evee made Jumper. 52–64
P2 Foul on Max Fiedler.
P2 Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw. 53–64
P2 Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw. 54–64
P2 Quincy Olivari made Layup. 54–66
P2 Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 54–67
P2 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
P2 Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mekhi Mason missed Jumper.
P2 Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mekhi Mason made Jumper. 54–69
P2 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mekhi Mason Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Evee missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Dontaie Allen made Free Throw. 55–69
P2 Dontaie Allen made Free Throw. 56–69
P2 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
P2 Khristian Lander missed Layup.
P2 Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tyrone Marshall.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 56–70
P2 Quincy Olivari missed Free Throw.
P2 Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
P2 Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. 58–70
P2 Western Kentucky Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Khristian Lander.
P2 Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. 58–71
P2 Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. 58–72
P2 Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander. 61–72
P2 Western Kentucky Timeout
P2 Foul on Khristian Lander.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 61–73
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 61–74
P2 Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. 64–74
P2 Foul on Tyrone Marshall.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 64–75
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 64–76
P2 Khristian Lander made Layup. 66–76
P2 Rice Timeout
P2 Foul on Khristian Lander.
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 66–77
P2 Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. 66–78
P2 Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cameron Sheffield Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cameron Sheffield missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyrone Marshall made Dunk. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot. 68–78
P2 Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
P2 Max Fiedler missed Free Throw.
P2 Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Max Fiedler missed Free Throw.
P2 Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 71–78
P2 Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
P2 Max Fiedler made Free Throw. 71–79
P2 Max Fiedler made Free Throw. 71–80
P2 Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls. 74–80
P2 Foul on Emmanuel Akot.
P2 Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw. 74–81
P2 Cameron Sheffield made Free Throw. 74–82
P2 Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. 77–82
P2 Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
P2 Mekhi Mason missed Free Throw.
P2 Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. 77–83
P2 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyrone Marshall Offensive Rebound.

Box score

WKU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jamarion SharpF	29	8	2-3	0-0	4-5	4	0	0	2	6	1	3	1
Jairus HamiltonF	22	5	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
Dayvion McKnightG	32	21	9-15	2-2	1-1	8	3	4	1	0	3	5	4
Dontaie AllenG	37	12	4-10	2-7	2-2	6	1	1	0	0	1	5	2
Emmanuel AkotG	35	15	5-13	3-9	2-2	7	4	2	0	0	0	7	4
Tyrone Marshall Jr.F	12	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Khristian LanderG	12	8	3-6	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	5
Jordan RawlsG	21	4	2-9	0-3	0-0	1	6	2	0	0	0	1	0
Darrius MilesC
Fallou DiagneC
Jaylen DorseyG
Tyler OldenG
Elijah HugheyG
Noah StansburyG
Luke FramptonG

RICE

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Max FiedlerF	35	12	5-8	0-0	2-4	5	6	5	1	1	4	1	1
Mekhi MasonG	22	14	4-6	3-3	3-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	4
Travis EveeG	33	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	2	3	0	2	0	0	2	3
Cameron SheffieldG	34	2	0-7	0-7	2-2	11	1	1	1	1	1	10	0
Quincy OlivariG	37	34	9-23	4-9	12-13	12	2	1	0	0	0	12	2
Andrew AkuchieF	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Mason JonesG	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1
Jake LieppertG	12	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Alem HuseinovicG	20	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
George PerkinsF
Damion McDowell JrF
Seryee LewisF
Ben MoffatF
Ifeanyi UfochukwuC
Jackson PeakesG
Jaden GeronG
Reed MyersG

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