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Olivari and Rice defeat Charlotte 65-63

AP
Jan 26, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) Quincy Olivari led Rice with 26 points and 10 rebounds and sealed the victory with a pair of free throws with two seconds left as the Owls defeated Charlotte 65-63 on Thursday night.

Aly Khalifa's 3-pointer for Charlotte tied the game at 63-all with 13 seconds left.

Mekhi Mason added 15 points for Rice (15-5, 6-3 Conference USA). Cameron Sheffield was 4 of 5 from the field to finish with nine points.

Lu'Cye Patterson led the 49ers (13-8, 4-6) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, five assists and three steals. Khalifa added 13 points and Igor Milicic Jr. had 10.

Mason scored seven points in the first half and Rice went into the break trailing 28-27. Olivari scored 20 points in the second half for Rice, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.

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Rice's next game is Saturday against UAB at home. Charlotte hosts Florida International on Thursday.

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1st Half
CHAR
49ers
28
RICE
Owls
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Igor Milicic Jr. vs. Max Fiedler (Cameron Sheffield gains possession)
19:49		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
19:47		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
19:21		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
19:19		49ers offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Montre' Gipson makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	2-0
18:56	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup	2-2
18:37		Jackson Threadgill misses two point jump shot
18:35		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
18:26		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
18:24		Jackson Threadgill defensive rebound
18:04	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot	5-2
17:50		Aly Khalifa blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
17:48		Owls offensive rebound
17:41	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	5-5
17:17		Mekhi Mason blocks Jackson Threadgill's two point layup
17:15		49ers offensive rebound
17:05	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	7-5
16:50	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	7-7
16:29	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	9-7
16:09	+3	Cameron Sheffield makes three point jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	9-10
15:35		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
15:33		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
15:14		Cameron Sheffield misses three point jump shot
15:12		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
15:06		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
15:04		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
14:50		Travis Evee personal foul (Jackson Threadgill draws the foul)
14:50		TV timeout
14:45		Nik Graves turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)
14:21		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
14:19		Montre' Gipson defensive rebound
14:19		Jump ball. Montre' Gipson vs. Max Fiedler (Montre' Gipson gains possession)
13:57		Max Fiedler blocks Josh Aldrich's two point hook shot
13:55		Josh Aldrich offensive rebound
13:49		Josh Aldrich misses two point hook shot
13:49		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
13:40		Nik Graves personal foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
13:33		Alem Huseinovic turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
13:19		Brice Williams offensive foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
13:19		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
13:00		Seryee Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals)
12:46	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup	11-10
12:28	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	11-12
12:12		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
12:10		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
12:06		Lu'Cye Patterson shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
12:06	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
11:47	+2	Aly Khalifa makes two point layup (Jackson Threadgill assists)	13-14
11:46		Seryee Lewis shooting foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46	+1	Aly Khalifa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-14
11:17		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
11:15		Jackson Threadgill defensive rebound
11:01	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	16-14
10:41		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
10:39		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
10:30	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	18-14
10:13	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	18-16
9:52		Max Fiedler blocks Aly Khalifa's two point hook shot
9:50		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
9:44		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Alem Huseinovic draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Alem Huseinovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
9:44	+1	Alem Huseinovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
9:20	+2	Aly Khalifa makes two point hook shot	20-18
9:08	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	20-20
8:51		Aly Khalifa turnover (lost ball) (Travis Evee steals)
8:46	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	20-22
8:24	+2	Jackson Threadgill makes two point layup (Montre' Gipson assists)	22-22
7:55		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
7:53		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
7:35		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
7:33		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
7:24		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
7:22		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
7:05		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
7:03		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
6:51		Aly Khalifa misses two point layup
6:49		Jake Lieppert defensive rebound
6:40	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Jake Lieppert assists)	22-25
6:18		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:16		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
5:55		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
5:53		Montre' Gipson defensive rebound
5:32		Jackson Threadgill turnover (bad pass) (Alem Huseinovic steals)
5:23		Jake Lieppert misses three point jump shot
5:21		Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
5:21		49ers 30 second timeout
5:21		TV timeout
4:54		Max Fiedler blocks Josh Aldrich's two point hook shot
4:52		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
4:41		Mekhi Mason offensive foul (Josh Aldrich draws the foul)
4:41		Mekhi Mason turnover (offensive foul)
4:21		Josh Aldrich misses two point jump shot
4:19		Owls defensive rebound
3:54		Jump ball. Mekhi Mason vs. Montre' Gipson (Montre' Gipson gains possession)
3:53		Mekhi Mason turnover (lost ball) (Josh Aldrich steals)
3:54		TV timeout
3:41		Cameron Sheffield personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
3:22		Josh Aldrich misses two point jump shot
3:20		Owls defensive rebound
3:07		Josh Aldrich personal foul
2:56		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
2:54		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:35		Josh Aldrich misses two point layup
2:33		Josh Aldrich offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Jackson Threadgill makes two point jump shot (Josh Aldrich assists)	24-25
1:55		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
1:53		Jackson Threadgill defensive rebound
1:41		Josh Aldrich turnover (lost ball) (Travis Evee steals)
1:38		Josh Aldrich blocks Travis Evee's two point layup
1:36		Montre' Gipson defensive rebound
1:19		Brice Williams turnover (lost ball)
1:08	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	24-27
0:46	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	26-27
0:44		Owls 30 second timeout
0:38		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
0:36		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point jump shot	28-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHAR
49ers
35
RICE
Owls
39

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
19:45		Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
19:17		Jackson Threadgill misses three point jump shot
19:15		Owls defensive rebound
19:02		Aly Khalifa shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
19:02	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-28
19:02	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-29
18:34		Jackson Threadgill misses two point jump shot
18:32		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
18:27	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point tip layup	30-29
18:11		Mekhi Mason turnover (traveling)
17:50		Aly Khalifa turnover (lost ball)
17:29	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	30-32
16:57	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup (Aly Khalifa assists)	32-32
16:41	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	32-35
16:28		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass)
16:07	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	32-37
16:07		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-38
15:48		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
15:46		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
15:28		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
15:26		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
14:56		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
14:54		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
14:35	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Cameron Sheffield assists)	32-41
14:28		49ers 30 second timeout
14:28		TV timeout
14:15		Josh Aldrich misses three point jump shot
14:13		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
13:54	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	32-43
13:42		Max Fiedler blocks Lu'Cye Patterson's two point layup
13:40		49ers offensive rebound
13:42		TV timeout
13:30	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot	32-45
13:09	+2	Aly Khalifa makes two point layup (Montre' Gipson assists)	34-45
12:53	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	34-47
12:30		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
12:28		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
11:59		Travis Evee misses two point layup
11:57		Brice Williams defensive rebound
11:51		Brice Williams offensive foul
11:51		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists)	34-49
11:02	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup	36-49
10:41		Mekhi Mason offensive foul (Jackson Threadgill draws the foul)
10:41		Mekhi Mason turnover (offensive foul)
10:29		Max Fiedler blocks Igor Milicic Jr.'s two point layup
10:27		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
10:17		Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball) (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
10:09	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	39-49
9:49		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
9:40		Igor Milicic Jr. personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
9:36		Nik Graves personal foul
9:26		Cameron Sheffield turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
9:19	+3	Montre' Gipson makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	42-49
9:17		Owls 30 second timeout
9:02	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot	42-51
8:37	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	44-51
8:19		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
8:17		49ers defensive rebound
7:50	+3	Igor Milicic Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)	47-51
7:26		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Nik Graves steals)
7:23		Cameron Sheffield shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:09		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
7:07		Mason Jones defensive rebound
6:53		Cameron Sheffield blocks Montre' Gipson's two point layup
6:51		Montre' Gipson offensive rebound
6:51		Jump ball. Montre' Gipson vs. Cameron Sheffield (Montre' Gipson gains possession)
6:49		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Sheffield steals)
6:37	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot	47-54
6:25		49ers 30 second timeout
6:14	+3	Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	50-54
5:53		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
5:51		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
5:52		Nik Graves personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
5:52		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:52		Brice Williams defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	52-54
5:27		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
5:25		Jackson Threadgill defensive rebound
5:09		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
5:07		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot	52-56
4:41		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (lost ball) (Max Fiedler steals)
4:26		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
4:24		Cameron Sheffield offensive rebound
4:24	+2	Cameron Sheffield makes two point layup	52-59
3:55		Jackson Threadgill misses three point jump shot
3:53		Cameron Sheffield defensive rebound
3:39		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
3:37		Brice Williams defensive rebound
3:27		Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
3:25		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
3:04	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	52-62
2:43		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
2:41		Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
2:36	+3	Lu'Cye Patterson makes three point jump shot	55-62
2:27		Nik Graves personal foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
2:27		TV timeout
2:27	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-63
2:27		Travis Evee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:15		Alem Huseinovic shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
2:15		Nik Graves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:15		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
2:02		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
2:00		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Brice Williams makes two point dunk (Nik Graves assists)	58-63
1:41		Owls 30 second timeout
1:19		Max Fiedler misses two point jump shot
1:17		Brice Williams defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	60-63
0:31		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Lu'Cye Patterson steals)
0:25		Nik Graves misses two point layup
0:23		Owls defensive rebound
0:23		Brice Williams personal foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
0:23		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:20		Travis Evee personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
0:18		Max Fiedler personal foul (Aly Khalifa draws the foul)
0:16		Max Fiedler personal foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
0:15	+3	Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (Lu'Cye Patterson assists)	63-64
0:13		49ers 30 second timeout
0:02		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
0:02	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
0:02		Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)
0:00		End of period

Lu'Cye Patterson turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)