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Olivari scores 23, Rice tops Marshall 72-68 in C-USA tourney
March 11, 2021 GMT
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Quincy Olivari scored 23 points as Rice upended Marshall 72-68 in the Conference USA Conference Tourney second round on Wednesday night.
Rice was seeded sixth in the west division, Marshall third in the east. The Owls advance to a Thursday quarterfinal against UAB, second seed in the west.
Max Fiedler had 15 points and nine rebounds for Rice (15-12). Cameron Sheffield added 10 points.
Jarrod West had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Thundering Herd (15-7). Mikel Beyers added 17 points and eight rebounds. Taevion Kinsey and Jannson Williams each scored 11 points.
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Conference USA Conference Tourney First Round, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss is set to meet Rice in the first round of the CUSA tournament. Rice swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last played on Feb. 6, when Southern Miss made just three 3-pointers on 17 attempts while the Owls hit 14 of 32 behind the arc en route to a 76-68 victory.
STEPPING UP: Rice s Quincy Olivari has averaged 16.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while Max Fiedler has put up 10.6 points and 8.6 rebounds. For the Golden Eagles, Tyler Stevenson has averaged 14.2 points and 7.3 rebounds while Tae Hardy has put up 10 points.OUTSTANDING OLIVARI: Olivari has connected on 40.9 percent of the 193 3-pointers he s attempted and has gone 17 for 55 over the last five games. He s also made 81.1 percent of his free throws this season.
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