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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
14-13, 4-8 Away
Final
77 - 83
Rice Owls
17-10, 11-5 Home

Olivari's 34 lead Rice past Western Kentucky 83-77

Olivari added 12 rebounds for the Owls (17-10, 8-8 Conference USA). Mekhi Mason added 14 points. Max Fiedler scored 12 points, while adding five rebounds and six assists.

Dayvion McKnight led the way for the Hilltoppers (14-13, 6-10) with 21 points and eight rebounds. Emmanuel Akot added 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Western Kentucky. Dontaie Allen finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 83
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 83
2nd 0:00 Tyrone Marshall Offensive Rebound. 77 - 83
2nd 0:00 Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 83
2nd 0:05 Mekhi Mason made Free Throw. 77 - 83

Statistics

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29-66 FG 27-61
44 Field Goal % 44
10-29 3PT 10-27
34 Three Point % 37
9-10 FT 19-23
90 Free Throw % 83
36 Rebounds 37
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
29 Defensive Rebounds 30
15 Assists 16
3 Steals 6
6 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 9
2 Fast Break Points 20
32 Points in Paint 26
20 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,141 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 29-7
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25
Full Standings