Evans scores 24, helps Rice hold off Montana State, 83-78
Marcus Evans scored on a layup and knocked down 3 of 4 from the free throw line, all in the final minute, as Rice held off Montana State 83-78 on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Montana State Bobcats
78
Rice Owls
83
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTST | 43 | 35 | 78 |
| RICE | 34 | 49 | 83 |
Tudor Fieldhouse · 1,408 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Long Beach State Beach | W 83-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Colorado State Rams | L 74-84 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-83
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 75-83
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-82
Foul on Quinton Everett.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-82
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-81
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-80
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 0:20 75-79
Technical Foul on Montana St.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 75-79
Foul on Quinton Everett.
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LayUpShot 0:50 75-79
Marcus Evans made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 75-77
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 72-77
Foul on Egor Koulechov.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 72-77
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 72-76
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 72-75
Foul on Sam Neumann.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:17 72-75
Tyler Hall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:17 71-75
Tyler Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:17 70-75
Foul on Connor Cashaw.
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JumpShot 4:17 70-75
Tyler Hall made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 68-75
Devonte Klines made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 67-75
Foul on Marcus Evans.
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JumpShot 5:18 67-75
Marcus Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 67-73
Devonte Klines made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 66-73
Devonte Klines made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 65-73
Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:10 65-73
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:10 65-72
Foul on Quinton Everett.
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LayUpShot 6:10 65-72
Egor Koulechov made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 65-70
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 65-69
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 65-68
Foul on Sam Neumann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:05 65-68
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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LayUpShot 7:30 62-68
Corey Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 62-66
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 61-66
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 60-66
Foul on Ako Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 60-66
Corey Douglas made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 60-65
Corey Douglas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 60-64
Foul on Devin Kirby.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 60-64
Foul on Benson Osayande.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:02 60-64
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:02 60-63
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:02 60-62
Foul on Sarp Gobeloglu.
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PersonalFoul 9:25 60-62
Foul on Egor Koulechov.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:38 60-62
Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 60-61
Foul on Harald Frey.
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JumpShot 9:38 60-61
Egor Koulechov made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:57 60-59
Sam Neumann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:57 59-59
Foul on Chad Lott.
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LayUpShot 9:57 59-59
Sam Neumann made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:17 57-59
Marcus Evans made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:25 57-57
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Green.
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LayUpShot 10:43 54-57
Egor Koulechov made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Evans.
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PersonalFoul 11:03 54-55
Foul on Chad Lott.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:31 54-55
Quinton Everett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:47 51-55
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:47 51-54
Foul on Devonte Klines.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:48 51-54
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Jackson.
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LayUpShot 12:05 51-51
Harald Frey made Layup.
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DunkShot 12:26 49-51
Marcus Jackson made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 12:48 49-49
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 78-83
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-83
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 75-83
Zach Green Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 75-83
Marcus Jackson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 75-83
Marcus Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-82
Foul on Quinton Everett.
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 75-82
Marcus Evans Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 75-82
Zach Green missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-82
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-81
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-80
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:20 75-79
Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 75-79
Marcus Evans missed Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 0:20 75-79
Technical Foul on Montana St.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 75-79
Foul on Quinton Everett.
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Defensive Rebound 0:37 75-79
Marquez Letcher-Ellis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:37 75-79
Tyler Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:50 75-79
Marcus Evans made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:50 75-77
Rice Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 75-77
Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:29 72-77
Egor Koulechov Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 72-77
Foul on Egor Koulechov.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:53 72-77
Harald Frey Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:08 72-77
Tyler Hall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:08 72-77
Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:09 72-77
Rice Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:09 72-77
Zach Green Block.
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JumpShot 2:09 72-77
Marcus Evans missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:42 72-77
Marcus Jackson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:42 72-77
Harald Frey missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 72-77
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 72-76
Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 72-75
Foul on Sam Neumann.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:17 72-75
Tyler Hall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:17 71-75
Tyler Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:17 70-75
Foul on Connor Cashaw.
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Offensive Rebound 3:18 70-75
Montana St Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:18 70-75
Quinton Everett missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:43 70-75
Tyler Hall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 70-75
Marcus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
MTST
RICE
25-66
FG
24-55
38
Field Goal %
44
13-31
3PT
6-23
42
Three Point %
26
15-22
FT
29-43
68
Free Throw %
67
39
Rebounds
47
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
28
Defensive Rebounds
35
13
Assists
10
5
Steals
4
2
Blocks
6
9
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
14
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Points Off Turnovers
15
6
Fast Break Points
6
18
Points in Paint
28
30
Fouls
26
13
Largest Lead
8
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