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Rice vs Houston Baptist Final: 90-79 - Recap
Rice got 35 points from Quincy Olivari en route to a 90-79 victory over Houston Baptist on Tuesday at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice got 14 points from Chris Mullins and another 11 points from Riley Abercrombie. Cavit Ege Havsa contributed 5 assists, while Max Fiedler cleaned the glass with 16 rebounds.
Houston Baptist got a 19-point performance from Pedro Castro, who was supported by 15 points from Za-Ontay Boothman. Za-Ontay Boothman had 4 assists in a losing cause for Houston Baptist, while Pedro Castro grabbed 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Rice were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Rice had a 47-31 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Rice heads into a battle against Sam Houston State. Houston Baptist, meanwhile, will have their next action against North Texas.