Rice Owls at Wichita State Shockers
· American Athletic Conference Championship - 1st Round
Rogers scores 22 as Wichita State defeats Rice 88-81 in AAC Tournament opener
The Shockers (14-18) face fifth-seeded Memphis in the second round on Thursday.
Rogers went 8 of 18 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Shockers. Ronnie DeGray III scored 15 points while going 6 of 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and added eight rebounds. Bijan Cortes had 12 points and went 5 of 8 from the field.
Travis Evee led the Owls (11-20, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Mekhi Mason added 22 points and four assists for Rice. Alem Huseinovic finished with 15 points and four assists.
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- TV Channel: Rice at Wichita State 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction
Wichita State: 68.2%
Rice: 31.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Rice Timeout | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Xavier Bell made Layup. Assisted by Ronnie DeGray III. | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ronnie DeGray III Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 86 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 WICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-55 | FG | 35-70 |
| 52.7 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 52.4 |
| 14-19 | FT | 7-10 |
| 73.7 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Dickies Arena
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Capacity:
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |