Middle Tennessee wins 71-68 against Rice

AP
Jan 11, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) Eli Lawrence scored 21 points as Middle Tennessee beat Rice 71-68 on Wednesday night.

Lawrence also contributed five rebounds and three steals for the Blue Raiders (10-7, 3-3 Conference USA). DeAndre Dishman scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. Teafale Lenard was 4-of-6 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) to finish with nine points.

Quincy Olivari led the Owls (11-5, 2-3) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and two steals. Travis Evee added 18 points and two steals for Rice. Mekhi Mason also put up 10 points.

Lawrence scored eight points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into the break trailing 36-22. Middle Tennessee trailed by 15 points in the second half but went on a 15-2 run to narrow the gap to 42-40 with 11:29 left in the half before finishing off the victory

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Middle Tennessee's next game is Monday against UAB at home, while Rice hosts UTEP on Saturday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
22
RICE
Owls
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	0-2
20:00		DeAndre Dishman vs. Max Fiedler (Eli Lawrence gains possession)
19:37	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:14		DeAndre Dishman blocks Cameron Sheffield's two point layup
19:12		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
19:04		Cameron Sheffield misses two point layup
19:02		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
18:57	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup	2-4
18:57		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
18:57		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:57		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
18:43		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:41		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
18:34	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	4-4
18:13	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	4-6
17:41	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-6
17:05		Cameron Sheffield turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Dishman steals)
16:56		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Teafale Lenard Jr. draws the foul)
16:44		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
16:42		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
16:36		Teafale Lenard Jr. blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
16:34		Quincy Olivari offensive rebound
16:26		Quincy Olivari misses two point putback layup
16:26		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
16:26		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
16:24		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Tyler Millin makes two point dunk	8-6
15:46		Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
15:37		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
15:35		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
15:18		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
15:16		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
15:11		Camryn Weston blocks Quincy Olivari's three point jump shot
15:09		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
15:02	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point jump shot	10-6
14:46	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot	10-8
14:29		DeAndre Dishman turnover (traveling)
14:29		TV timeout
14:09		Jump ball. Max Fiedler vs. Teafale Lenard Jr. (Max Fiedler gains possession)
13:58		Travis Evee misses two point layup
13:56		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
13:33		DeAndre Dishman misses two point hook shot
13:31		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
13:14		Jestin Porter personal foul
13:00	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	10-10
12:41		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
12:39		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	10-12
11:53		Elias King misses three point jump shot
11:51		Owls defensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:12		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
11:10		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
10:43	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Jake Lieppert assists)	10-15
10:42		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
10:18	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	12-15
9:57		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
9:55		Jake Lieppert offensive rebound
9:36		Jake Lieppert misses two point tip layup
9:36		Owls offensive rebound
9:36	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	12-18
9:22		Elias King misses three point jump shot
9:20		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
9:16	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point putback layup	14-18
9:06	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	14-20
9:06		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
9:06		Travis Evee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:06		Teafale Lenard Jr. defensive rebound
8:36		Andrew Akuchie blocks Elias King's two point layup
8:34		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
8:05	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	14-23
7:40	+2	Teafale Lenard Jr. makes two point dunk (Elias King assists)	16-23
7:26		Justin Bufford blocks Cameron Sheffield's two point layup
7:24		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
7:14		Justin Bufford misses two point jump shot
7:12		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point jump shot	16-25
6:57		Jared Coleman-Jones shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
6:57		TV timeout
6:57	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-26
6:41		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
6:39		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
6:38		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:36		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	16-28
6:07		Teafale Lenard Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:05		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
5:46	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	16-30
5:22		DeAndre Dishman turnover (lost ball) (Max Fiedler steals)
5:10		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
5:08		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
5:07		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
5:05		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point layup	18-30
4:50		Quincy Olivari turnover (traveling)
4:37		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
4:35		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
4:35		Max Fiedler shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
4:35		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-30
4:25	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	19-32
4:09		Teafale Lenard Jr. offensive foul
4:09		Teafale Lenard Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
4:02		Cameron Sheffield offensive foul (Teafale Lenard Jr. draws the foul)
4:02		Cameron Sheffield turnover (offensive foul)
3:48		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
3:46		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
3:48		Teafale Lenard Jr. personal foul (Jake Lieppert draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:16		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
3:09		Elias King misses three point jump shot
3:07		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
2:42		Camryn Weston blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
2:40		Owls offensive rebound
2:36		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
2:34		Owls offensive rebound
2:18		Camryn Weston turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
2:13	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	19-34
2:13		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-35
1:56	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists)	21-35
1:43		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
1:41		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
1:41		Max Fiedler personal foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
1:28		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
1:27	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-35
1:27		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
1:06		Quincy Olivari turnover (traveling)
0:43		DeAndre Dishman misses two point hook shot
0:41		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
0:36		Owls 30 second timeout
0:28		Travis Evee turnover (lost ball) (Jestin Porter steals)
0:25		Andrew Akuchie blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
0:23		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
0:20		DeAndre Dishman personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-36
0:20		Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
0:10		Travis Evee personal foul
0:01		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

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Middle Tennessee wins 71-68 against Rice

1st Half
MTSU
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22
RICE
Owls
36

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MTSU
Blue Raiders
22
RICE
Owls
36