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Ousmane leads North Texas over Rice 68-50 in CUSA tourney

AP
Mar 10, 2022

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Abou Ousmane had 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Thomas Bell posted 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as top-seeded North Texas Mean Green defeated fifth-seeded Rice Owls 68-50 in the Conference USA Conference tourney quarterfinals on Thursday.

Ousmane shot 8 for 10 from the floor.

Tylor Perry had 14 points for North Texas (24-5). Mardrez McBride added 13 points.

Mylyjael Poteat had 10 points for the Owls (16-16). Terrance McBride added 10 points.

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1st Half
RICE
Owls
17
NTEX
Mean Green
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Fiedler vs. Abou Ousmane (Mardrez McBride gains possession)
19:42	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:09		Max Fiedler misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:07		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
18:56		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
18:54		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
18:38		Abou Ousmane blocks Max Fiedler's two point hook shot
18:36		Owls offensive rebound
18:31	+2	Carl Pierre makes two point pullup jump shot	2-2
18:06	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point reverse layup	2-4
17:40		Max Fiedler misses two point layup
17:38		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
17:22		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
17:20		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
17:14		Abou Ousmane turnover (bad pass) (Travis Evee steals)
16:58		Carl Pierre turnover (bad pass) (Abou Ousmane steals)
16:52	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point driving layup (Thomas Bell assists)	2-6
16:39	+2	Terrance McBride makes two point pullup jump shot	4-6
16:14	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot	4-8
15:54		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Bell steals)
15:35		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
15:32		Mean Green offensive rebound
15:32		TV timeout
15:26	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point driving layup	4-10
15:08	+3	Carl Pierre makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	7-10
14:36		Tylor Perry misses three point step back jump shot
14:34		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point putback layup	7-12
14:15		Jump ball. Mylyjael Poteat vs. Aaron Scott (Owls gains possession)
14:06		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
14:04		Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point turnaround hook shot	7-14
13:17	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point driving jump shot	9-14
12:57		Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
12:55		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
12:37		Travis Evee turnover (lost ball) (Tylor Perry steals)
12:29		Official timeout
12:20	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot	9-16
12:03		Abou Ousmane blocks Travis Evee's two point layup
12:01		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
12:01		Travis Evee personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:47		Chris Mullins personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
11:41	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point turnaround jump shot	9-18
11:20		Tylor Perry personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
11:15		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
11:13		Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
10:48		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
10:46		Riley Abercrombie defensive rebound
10:34		Max Fiedler misses two point jump shot
10:32		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
10:05		Tylor Perry misses two point step back jump shot
10:03		Tylor Perry offensive rebound
9:40	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point turnaround jump shot	9-20
9:02		Chris Mullins misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:00		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
8:48		JJ Murray turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)
8:40		Terrance McBride misses two point jump shot
8:38		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
8:18	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	9-23
8:15		Owls 30 second timeout
8:15		TV timeout
8:12		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
8:10		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
8:02		Travis Evee turnover (lost ball) (Tylor Perry steals)
7:27	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot	9-26
7:01		Mardrez McBride personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
6:56		Carl Pierre misses two point floating jump shot
6:54		JJ Murray defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point turnaround hook shot	9-28
6:04		Terrance McBride misses two point pullup jump shot
6:02		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
5:42		Rubin Jones misses two point layup
5:40		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point putback layup	9-30
5:16		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-30
5:16	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-30
4:46		Thomas Bell misses two point floating jump shot
4:42		Owls defensive rebound
4:11		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
3:56		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
3:54		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
3:50	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	11-33
3:48		Owls 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:40		Thomas Bell shooting foul (Carl Pierre draws the foul)
3:39	+1	Carl Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-33
3:39	+1	Carl Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-33
3:15		Thomas Bell turnover (lost ball)
2:46		Max Fiedler misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:44		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	15-33
2:22	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point driving layup	15-35
2:03		Max Fiedler misses two point hook shot
2:01		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
1:47		Max Fiedler shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
1:47		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:47		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
1:24		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
1:24		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
1:07		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:58		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
0:56		Chris Mullins defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Riley Abercrombie makes two point turnaround jump shot	17-35
0:03		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
33
NTEX
Mean Green
33

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
19:43		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
19:31	+3	Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	17-38
19:09		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
19:07		JJ Murray defensive rebound
18:54		Chris Mullins shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-39
18:55		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:55		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
18:37		Abou Ousmane misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:35		Travis Evee defensive rebound
18:18		Abou Ousmane blocks Max Fiedler's two point reverse layup
18:16		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
18:06		JJ Murray turnover (bad pass) (Chris Mullins steals)
17:57		Chris Mullins misses three point jump shot
17:55		JJ Murray defensive rebound
17:42		Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Carl Pierre steals)
17:36	+2	Carl Pierre makes two point driving layup	19-39
17:05	+3	Rubin Jones makes three point step back jump shot	19-42
16:42	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	21-42
16:22		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
16:20		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
16:18		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
15:57		Chris Mullins misses three point jump shot
15:55		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
15:32	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	21-45
15:22		Tylor Perry personal foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:06		Thomas Bell personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
14:59		Aaron Scott personal foul (Riley Abercrombie draws the foul)
14:47		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
14:45		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point pullup jump shot	21-47
14:00		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
13:56		Owls offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	23-47
13:31		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Aaron Scott's two point dunk
13:29		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
13:22		Thomas Bell turnover (lost ball)
13:12	+3	Travis Evee makes three point pullup jump shot	26-47
12:47	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	26-49
12:29	+2	Terrance McBride makes two point fadeaway jump shot	28-49
12:15		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
12:13		Travis Evee defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Terrance McBride makes two point pullup jump shot	30-49
11:47		Terrance McBride personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:33		Riley Abercrombie shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-50
11:32		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:32		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
11:29		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
11:27		Carl Pierre defensive rebound
11:14		Riley Abercrombie misses three point jump shot
11:12		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
11:02		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
11:00		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
10:47	+2	Travis Evee makes two point jump shot	32-50
10:22	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point turnaround jump shot	32-52
10:22		Carl Pierre shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-53
10:09		Carl Pierre misses two point layup
10:07		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
9:49		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
9:47		Travis Evee defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot	34-53
9:38		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
9:38		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:38		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
9:24		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
9:22		Mardrez McBride offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Tylor Perry makes two point driving layup	34-55
8:47		Carl Pierre misses three point jump shot
8:45		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
8:35		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
8:33		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
8:18		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
8:16		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point driving layup	34-57
7:47		Mardrez McBride personal foul (Carl Pierre draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:27	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point hook shot	36-57
6:53		Mardrez McBride misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:51		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Terrance McBride makes two point step back jump shot	38-57
6:26		Mean Green 30 second timeout
6:26		TV timeout
6:03	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point driving layup	38-59
5:48		Thomas Bell shooting foul (Terrance McBride draws the foul)
5:48	+1	Terrance McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-59
5:48	+1	Terrance McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-59
5:24		Tylor Perry misses two point floating jump shot
5:22		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
5:14		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-59
5:14	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-59
5:10		Travis Evee personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
4:52		Mean Green 30 second timeout
4:44		Tylor Perry misses two point step back jump shot
4:42		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
4:34		Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball) (Terrance McBride steals)
4:30		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Riley Abercrombie draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Riley Abercrombie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-59
4:29	+1	Riley Abercrombie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-59
4:22	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point dunk (Thomas Bell assists)	44-61
4:08		Riley Abercrombie turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
3:58		Terrance McBride personal foul
3:58		TV timeout
3:44	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot	44-64
3:31		Terrance McBride misses two point jump shot
3:29		Owls offensive rebound
3:24		Matthew Stone shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-64
3:24	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-64
2:54		Tylor Perry misses two point floating jump shot
2:52		Tylor Perry offensive rebound
2:42		Mean Green 60 second timeout
2:40		Travis Evee personal foul (Rasheed Browne draws the foul)
2:41		Rasheed Browne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:41		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
2:23		Chris Mullins misses two point layup
2:21		Matthew Stone defensive rebound
2:08		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Hameir Wright draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Hameir Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-65
2:08		Hameir Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:08		Terrance McBride defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point driving layup	48-65
1:52		Rasheed Browne turnover (lost ball) (Terrance McBride steals)
1:42		Terrance McBride misses two point jump shot
1:40		Jaden Geron offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	50-65
1:29		Owls 30 second timeout
1:27		Jaden Geron personal foul (Matthew Stone draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Matthew Stone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-66
1:27		Matthew Stone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
1:17		Terrance McBride turnover (bad pass) (Rasheed Browne steals)
1:06		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Rasheed Browne draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Rasheed Browne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-67
1:06	+1	Rasheed Browne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-68
0:55		Jaden Geron misses two point floating jump shot
0:53		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
0:48		Chris Mullins misses three point jump shot
0:46		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
0:17		Matthew Stone misses three point jump shot
0:15		Hameir Wright offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hameir Wright offensive rebound