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Houston Baptist Falls 76-67 to Rice - Recap
Rice got 25 points from Mekhi Mason en route to a 76-67 victory over Houston Baptist on Monday at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Travis Evee had 20 points for Rice and Quincy Olivari chipped in with 10 points. Max Fiedler had 7 assists for them, while Cameron Sheffield was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Houston Baptist got 18 points from Sam Hofman in a losing cause and another 14 points from Brycen Long. Pierce Bazil contributed 10 assists for them, while Sam Hofman had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Houston Baptist were victorious, as the score was 41-25 at the break.
Rice won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-28.
Rice heads into a battle against Prairie View A&M. Houston Baptist, meanwhile, will have their next action against Missouri.