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Mason and Rice win 72-67 in OT against UTEP

AP
Dec 31, 2022

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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1st Half
RICE
Owls
32
UTEP
Miners
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Fiedler vs. Mario McKinney Jr. (Miners gains possession)
19:46	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:18		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
19:58		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
19:05		Shamar Givance turnover (bad pass)
18:34		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
18:32		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
18:25	+3	Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Otis Frazier III assists)	0-5
17:56		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
17:54		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
17:51		Max Fiedler personal foul
17:37		Calvin Solomon misses three point jump shot
17:35		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Travis Evee makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:01		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
16:59		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
16:48		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
16:46		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
16:42		Max Fiedler turnover (bad pass) (Tae Hardy steals)
16:37		Otis Frazier III turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
16:32		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
16:30		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
16:03		Otis Frazier III turnover (lost ball)
16:03	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot	4-5
15:53		TV timeout
15:37		Kevin Kalu turnover (3-second violation)
15:30		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
15:28		Miners defensive rebound
15:11		Kevin Kalu turnover (3-second violation)
14:57	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Seryee Lewis assists)	6-5
14:40		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
14:38		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
14:34		Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass)
14:11		Mario McKinney Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:09		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
13:59		Travis Evee turnover (Tae Hardy steals)
13:53	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point dunk (Tae Hardy assists)	6-7
13:45		Mario McKinney Jr. personal foul
13:37		Travis Evee turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
13:24		Alem Huseinovic shooting foul (Mario McKinney Jr. draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Mario McKinney Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-8
13:24		Mario McKinney Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:24		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
13:08		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
13:06		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
12:51		Kevin Kalu turnover (lost ball) (Alem Huseinovic steals)
12:42		Travis Evee turnover (traveling)
12:30		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:28		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
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		Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:49		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
11:20		Tae Hardy turnover (shot clock violation)
11:07		Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
11:01		Calvin Solomon turnover (Mekhi Mason steals)
11:01		Calvin Solomon personal foul
10:37		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
10:35		Mekhi Mason offensive rebound
10:30		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
10:29		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
10:29		Seryee Lewis personal foul
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		Quincy Olivari personal foul
8:32	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point hook shot (Calvin Solomon assists)	15-20
8:14		Jake Lieppert misses three point jump shot
8:12		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
8:10		Tae Hardy turnover (bad pass)
7:57		Calvin Solomon personal foul
7:57		TV timeout
7:52		Mekhi Mason offensive foul
7:52		Mekhi Mason turnover (offensive foul)
7:40		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals)
7:36		Tae Hardy shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
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		Quincy Olivari blocks Jon Dos Anjos's two point layup
7:15		Miners offensive rebound
7:12		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
7:10		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
7:00		Quincy Olivari offensive foul
7:00		Quincy Olivari turnover (offensive foul)
6:47		Ze'Rik Onyema misses three point jump shot
6:45		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup	19-20
6:26		Tae Hardy shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-20
6:08		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup
6:06		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Jake Lieppert makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists)	22-20
5:39		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
5:37		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
5:20		Jake Lieppert misses three point jump shot
5:18		Jon Dos Anjos defensive rebound
4:58		Jon Dos Anjos misses three point jump shot
4:56		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
4:39	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Jake Lieppert assists)	25-20
4:37		Miners 30 second timeout
4:12		Mario McKinney Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Sheffield steals)
4:00	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot	28-20
3:31		Mario McKinney Jr. offensive foul
3:31		Mario McKinney Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:06		Jon Dos Anjos shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-20
3:06		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
2:52		Jon Dos Anjos offensive foul
2:52		Jon Dos Anjos turnover (offensive foul)
2:40	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup (Cameron Sheffield assists)	31-20
2:23		Travis Evee shooting foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
2:23		Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:23		Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
2:09		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
2:07		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
1:59		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:57		Mario McKinney Jr. offensive rebound
1:50	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup	31-22
1:25		Travis Evee turnover (out of bounds)
1:15		Jamari Sibley misses two point jump shot
1:13		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
0:54		Travis Evee misses two point layup
0:52		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
0:42		Mekhi Mason personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-23
0:42		Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
0:36		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
0:34		Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
0:29		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
0:27		Mario McKinney Jr. offensive rebound
0:21		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup
0:19		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
0:21		Tae Hardy personal foul
0:21		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21		Miners 30 second timeout
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		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
30
UTEP
Miners
37

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
19:42		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
19:20		Mario McKinney Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:18		Travis Evee defensive rebound
19:11		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
19:09		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
19:01		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
18:59		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
18:48		Travis Evee turnover (out of bounds)
18:26		Calvin Solomon misses three point jump shot
18:24		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
18:16		Cameron Sheffield turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
18:09	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point dunk	32-27
17:54		Shamar Givance blocks Travis Evee's two point layup
17:52		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
17:49		Shamar Givance offensive foul
17:49		Shamar Givance turnover (offensive foul)
17:41		Mekhi Mason turnover (lost ball) (Shamar Givance steals)
17:23		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup
17:21		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Cameron Sheffield assists)	35-27
16:35		Calvin Solomon misses three point jump shot
16:33		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
16:27		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
16:25		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
16:19	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	37-27
16:10		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals)
15:49		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
15:47		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
15:41		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41		Shamar Givance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:41	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-28
15:24		Travis Evee misses two point layup
15:22		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
15:07		Kevin Kalu turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals)
14:56	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	39-28
14:34	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup (Shamar Givance assists)	39-30
14:11	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	42-30
13:52		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup
13:50		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
13:34		Travis Evee misses two point layup
13:32		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
13:24	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup (Shamar Givance assists)	42-32
12:56	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	44-32
12:56		Jamari Sibley shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-32
12:41	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	45-34
12:25		Calvin Solomon personal foul
12:21	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot	47-34
12:05		Max Fiedler personal foul
12:01		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
11:59		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
11:44		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
11:42		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
11:36	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	49-34
11:34		Miners 30 second timeout
11:34		TV timeout
11:28		Quincy Olivari personal foul
11:28		TV timeout
11:14	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point layup	49-36
10:58		Mekhi Mason misses two point layup
10:56		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
10:46		Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
10:44		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
10:24		Cameron Sheffield turnover (lost ball) (Otis Frazier III steals)
10:19	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point layup	49-38
9:59		Cameron Sheffield turnover (traveling)
9:44	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup	49-40
9:44		Travis Evee shooting foul (Mario McKinney Jr. draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Mario McKinney Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-41
9:28		Travis Evee misses two point layup
9:26		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	49-43
9:03		Travis Evee turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
8:57	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	49-45
8:58		Owls 30 second timeout
8:58		Mekhi Mason turnover (5-second violation)
8:53		Travis Evee shooting foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
8:53		Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:53	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-46
8:28		Travis Evee misses two point layup
8:26		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
8:16	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	52-46
7:43		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
7:41		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
7:28		Shamar Givance personal foul
7:28		TV timeout
7:11	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	55-46
6:54		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
6:52		Travis Evee defensive rebound
6:29		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
6:29		Travis Evee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:29	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-46
6:21	+2	Jon Dos Anjos makes two point dunk (Shamar Givance assists)	56-48
6:06		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
6:04		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
5:57		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Tae Hardy steals)
5:50		Mekhi Mason blocks Tae Hardy's two point layup
5:48		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
5:41		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
5:39		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
5:34		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
5:32		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
5:18		Jon Dos Anjos misses two point layup
5:16		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
5:07		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
5:05		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
5:00		Mekhi Mason personal foul
4:50		Mario McKinney Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:48		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
4:30		Jon Dos Anjos shooting foul (Cameron Sheffield draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-48
4:30		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:30		Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
4:18		Jon Dos Anjos offensive foul
4:18		Jon Dos Anjos turnover (offensive foul)
4:02		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
4:00		Mario McKinney Jr. defensive rebound
3:37		Jamari Sibley misses three point jump shot
3:35		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
3:34		Kevin Kalu personal foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-48
3:34	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-48
3:26		Mario McKinney Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:24		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
3:23		Calvin Solomon personal foul
3:23	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-48
3:23		Cameron Sheffield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:23		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
3:07	+3	Jamari Sibley makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	60-51
2:37		Jamari Sibley blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
2:35		Mario McKinney Jr. defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup	60-53
2:31		Cameron Sheffield shooting foul (Mario McKinney Jr. draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Mario McKinney Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-54
2:31		Miners 30 second timeout
2:02		Cameron Sheffield turnover (traveling)
2:00		Mekhi Mason personal foul (Shamar Givance draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
2:00	+1	Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
1:41		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
1:39		Mekhi Mason offensive rebound
1:35	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	62-56
1:26		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
1:24		Jamari Sibley offensive rebound
1:17	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot (Mario McKinney Jr. assists)	62-59
1:13		Miners 60 second timeout
0:50		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
0:48		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
0:43	+2	Mario McKinney Jr. makes two point layup (Shamar Givance assists)	62-61
0:37		Owls 30 second timeout
0:13		Kevin Kalu blocks Travis Evee's two point layup
0:11		Miners defensive rebound
0:03		Owls 30 second timeout
0:01		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Calvin Solomon draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Calvin Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
0:01		Calvin Solomon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Shamar Givance offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
RICE
Owls
10
UTEP
Miners
5

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Max Fiedler vs. Calvin Solomon (Owls gains possession)
4:33		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
4:31		Mario McKinney Jr. defensive rebound
4:04		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
4:02		Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
4:02		Quincy Olivari personal foul (Calvin Solomon draws the foul)
4:02		Calvin Solomon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:02		Calvin Solomon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:02		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
3:59		Max Fiedler blocks Kevin Kalu's two point layup
3:57		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
3:44		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
3:42		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point layup (Mario McKinney Jr. assists)	62-64
3:12	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	65-64
2:51		Mario McKinney Jr. misses two point layup
2:49		Travis Evee defensive rebound
2:31		Travis Evee misses two point layup
2:29		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	67-64
2:15		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
2:13		Jamari Sibley offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Jamari Sibley makes two point layup	67-66
2:03		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
2:01		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
2:02		Shamar Givance personal foul
2:02	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
2:02	+1	Cameron Sheffield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
1:42		Jamari Sibley misses three point jump shot
1:40		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
1:20		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
1:18		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
1:18		Kevin Kalu personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-66
1:18		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
1:04		Max Fiedler personal foul (Kevin Kalu draws the foul)
1:04		Kevin Kalu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:04	+1	Kevin Kalu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-67
0:33		Max Fiedler misses three point jump shot
0:31		Miners defensive rebound
0:30		Miners 30 second timeout
0:21		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
0:19		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
0:16		Kevin Kalu turnover (traveling)
0:14		Mario McKinney Jr. personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:14	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:08		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
0:06		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Quincy Olivari defensive rebound