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Mason and Rice win 72-67 in OT against UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (AP) Mekhi Mason scored 19 points and Quincy Olivari added five in overtime as Rice beat UTEP 72-67 on Saturday night.
Mason added five rebounds and four steals for the Owls (11-3, 2-1 Conference USA). Max Fiedler scored 14 points and added 15 rebounds. Olivari finished with 13 points.
The Miners (8-6, 1-2) were led by Mario McKinney Jr., who recorded 17 points. UTEP also got 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Shamar Givance. Calvin Solomon had nine points, eight rebounds and four steals.
Mason scored 12 points in the first half for Rice, who led 32-25 at halftime. Rice was outscored by seven points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied at 62. Olivari was 1 of 4 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) on the way to his five points in the overtime period.
Both teams play Louisiana Tech next, Rice on Thursday at home and UTEP on the road on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Max Fiedler vs. Mario McKinney Jr. (Miners gains possession) | Â |
| 19:46 | | +2 | Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:18 |  | Â | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:58 | | Â | Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Shamar Givance turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:34 | | Â | Travis Evee misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Calvin Solomon defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:25 | | +3 | Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Otis Frazier III assists) | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Calvin Solomon defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Max Fiedler personal foul | Â |
| 17:37 | | Â | Calvin Solomon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Max Fiedler defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:28 | | +2 | Travis Evee makes two point jump shot | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | | Â | Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Max Fiedler defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:46 | | Â | Max Fiedler offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | Max Fiedler turnover (bad pass) (Tae Hardy steals) | Â |
| 16:37 | | Â | Otis Frazier III turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals) | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Travis Evee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Otis Frazier III defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Otis Frazier III turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 16:03 | | +2 | Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Kevin Kalu turnover (3-second violation) | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Miners defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:11 | | Â | Kevin Kalu turnover (3-second violation) | Â |
| 14:57 | | +2 | Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Seryee Lewis assists) | 6-5 |
| 14:40 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Mekhi Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Travis Evee turnover (Tae Hardy steals) | Â |
| 13:53 | | +2 | Kevin Kalu makes two point dunk (Tae Hardy assists) | 6-7 |
| 13:45 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 13:37 | | Â | Travis Evee turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals) | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Alem Huseinovic shooting foul (Mario McKinney Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:24 | | +1 | Mario McKinney Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 13:24 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Travis Evee misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Calvin Solomon defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Kevin Kalu turnover (lost ball) (Alem Huseinovic steals) | Â |
| 12:42 | | Â | Travis Evee turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:21 | | +3 | Cameron Sheffield makes three point jump shot | 9-8 |
| 12:00 | | +3 | Otis Frazier III makes three point jump shot (Mario McKinney Jr. assists) | 9-11 |
| 11:49 | | +2 | Mekhi Mason makes two point layup | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | | Â | Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Tae Hardy defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Tae Hardy turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals) | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Calvin Solomon turnover (Mekhi Mason steals) | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Calvin Solomon personal foul | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Mekhi Mason offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Calvin Solomon defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Seryee Lewis personal foul | Â |
| 10:14 | | +3 | Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot (Calvin Solomon assists) | 11-14 |
| 9:50 | | +2 | Max Fiedler makes two point layup (Quincy Olivari assists) | 13-14 |
| 9:31 | | +2 | Derick Hamilton makes two point jump shot | 13-16 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Max Fiedler makes two point layup | 15-16 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Derick Hamilton makes two point layup (Otis Frazier III assists) | 15-18 |
| 8:44 | | Â | Quincy Olivari personal foul | Â |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point hook shot (Calvin Solomon assists) | 15-20 |
| 8:14 | | Â | Jake Lieppert misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Tae Hardy defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Tae Hardy turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Calvin Solomon personal foul | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Mekhi Mason offensive foul | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Mekhi Mason turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals) | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Tae Hardy shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-20 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 7:17 | | Â | Quincy Olivari blocks Jon Dos Anjos's two point layup | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Miners offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Mekhi Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Quincy Olivari offensive foul | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Quincy Olivari turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Ze'Rik Onyema misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:26 | | +2 | Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup | 19-20 |
| 6:26 | | Â | Tae Hardy shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-20 |
| 6:08 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Max Fiedler defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Jake Lieppert makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists) | 22-20 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Jake Lieppert defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Jake Lieppert misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:18 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Jake Lieppert defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:39 | | +3 | Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Jake Lieppert assists) | 25-20 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Miners 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Sheffield steals) | Â |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot | 28-20 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. offensive foul | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:06 | | +1 | Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-20 |
| 3:06 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Otis Frazier III defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos offensive foul | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Jon Dos Anjos turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Max Fiedler makes two point layup (Cameron Sheffield assists) | 31-20 |
| 2:23 | | Â | Travis Evee shooting foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Tae Hardy defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup | 31-22 |
| 1:25 | | Â | Travis Evee turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Jamari Sibley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:54 | | Â | Travis Evee misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Shamar Givance defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Mekhi Mason personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:42 | | +1 | Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 |
| 0:42 | | Â | Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Otis Frazier III offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:34 | | Â | Otis Frazier III offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Tae Hardy misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:19 | | Â | Max Fiedler defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Tae Hardy personal foul | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Miners 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:21 | | +1 | Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-23 |
| 0:07 | | +2 | Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point jump shot | 32-25 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |