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Mason scores 20 as Rice takes down Temple 69-66

AP
Jan 20, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Mekhi Mason had 20 points in Rice's 69-66 win against Temple on Saturday.

Mason had seven rebounds for the Owls (7-11, 1-4 American Athletic Conference). Travis Evee added 15 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line, and he also had five rebounds. Alem Huseinovic had 14 points and shot 4 for 9, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. The win snapped a five-game skid for the Owls.

The Owls (8-11, 1-5) were led by Hysier Miller, who posted 24 points, seven assists and three steals. William Settle added 15 points for Temple. Joran Riley also put up 12 points and eight rebounds.

Both teams play Wednesday. Rice hosts Florida Atlantic and Temple squares off against South Florida at home.

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1st Half
RICE
Owls
41
TEMP
Owls
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sam Alajiki vs. Quante Berry (Owls gains possession)
19:45	+3	Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	0-3
19:25	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	3-3
18:58		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
18:56		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists)	5-3
18:18		Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot
18:16		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	8-3
17:34	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Hysier Miller assists)	8-5
17:20	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	11-5
17:00	+3	Shane Dezonie makes three point jump shot	11-8
16:34		Steve Settle III shooting foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-8
16:34		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:34		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
16:11		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
16:09		Travis Evee defensive rebound
16:01		Max Fiedler misses two point layup
15:59		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
15:55		Max Fiedler misses two point layup
15:53		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
15:43		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
15:41		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
15:33		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists)	14-8
15:01	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot	14-11
14:49	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	16-11
14:29	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Jahlil White assists)	16-13
14:14	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	18-13
13:47		Mekhi Mason blocks Jordan Riley's two point layup
13:45		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
13:39		Mekhi Mason turnover (lost ball) (Jahlil White steals)
13:29		Max Fiedler blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
13:27		Travis Evee defensive rebound
13:25		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
13:23		Quante Berry defensive rebound
13:09		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
13:07		Owls defensive rebound
12:48		Ifeanyi Ufochukwu misses two point jump shot
12:46		Sam Alajiki offensive rebound
12:40		Steve Settle III blocks Sam Alajiki's two point layup
12:38		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	18-15
12:21		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
12:19		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
12:10		Jordan Riley turnover (traveling)
11:57		Sam Alajiki turnover (lost ball)
11:57		TV timeout
11:49		Steve Settle III offensive foul
11:49		Steve Settle III turnover (offensive foul)
11:37	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Alem Huseinovic assists)	20-15
11:20		Jahlil White misses three point jump shot
11:18		Ifeanyi Ufochukwu defensive rebound
11:09	+3	Noah Shelby makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	23-15
10:44		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball)
10:23	+2	Ifeanyi Ufochukwu makes two point layup (Sam Alajiki assists)	25-15
9:58		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
9:56		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
9:46		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
9:44		Matteo Picarelli defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Zion Stanford makes two point dunk (Hysier Miller assists)	25-17
9:09		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Ifeanyi Ufochukwu draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Ifeanyi Ufochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-17
9:09	+1	Ifeanyi Ufochukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-17
8:53		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
8:51		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
8:28		Taj Thweatt shooting foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-17
8:12	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point jump shot	28-19
7:51		Max Fiedler turnover (bad pass)
7:51		TV timeout
7:36	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	28-21
7:09		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Shane Dezonie steals)
6:59		Shane Dezonie misses two point layup
6:57		Taj Thweatt offensive rebound
6:48		Taj Thweatt misses two point layup
6:46		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
6:39		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
6:39		Anthony Selden offensive rebound
6:39		Anthony Selden misses three point jump shot
6:39		Taj Thweatt defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup	28-23
6:39		Travis Evee shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
6:39		Owls 30 second timeout
6:39		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:39		Travis Evee defensive rebound
6:24	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	31-23
6:08		Taj Thweatt misses three point jump shot
6:06		Sam Alajiki defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	33-23
5:28		Hysier Miller misses two point layup
5:26		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
5:05	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	36-23
4:47	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup (Sam Hofman assists)	36-25
4:35		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
4:33		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
4:24		Jordan Riley turnover (out of bounds)
4:06		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
4:04		Alem Huseinovic offensive rebound
3:59		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
3:57		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
3:49		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
3:47		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	38-25
3:34		TV timeout
3:20		Jahlil White turnover (bad pass)
2:53	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Noah Shelby assists)	41-25
2:37		Noah Shelby shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
2:37		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:37	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-26
2:15		Noah Shelby misses two point jump shot
2:13		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
2:05		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
2:03		Noah Shelby defensive rebound
1:40		Alem Huseinovic misses two point jump shot
1:40		Jahlil White defensive rebound
1:35		Travis Evee personal foul
1:27		Quante Berry misses two point jump shot
1:25		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
0:55		Max Fiedler misses two point layup
0:53		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
0:47		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
0:45		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
0:38		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
0:36		Matteo Picarelli defensive rebound
0:27	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	41-28
0:04		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
0:02		Jahlil White defensive rebound
0:00		Quante Berry misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
28
TEMP
Owls
38

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Travis Evee turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
19:45		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
19:43		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
19:24	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot	41-31
19:03		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
19:01		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
18:54		Travis Evee shooting foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul)
18:54	+1	Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-32
18:54	+1	Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-33
18:29		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
18:29		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:29		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:29		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
18:21		Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot
18:19		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup	41-35
17:47		Hysier Miller shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-35
17:47	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-35
17:34		Hysier Miller turnover (bad pass) (Alem Huseinovic steals)
17:26		Mekhi Mason misses two point layup
17:24		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
17:17		Travis Evee personal foul
17:10	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot	43-38
16:57		Hysier Miller personal foul
16:53	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup (Mekhi Mason assists)	45-38
16:34	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	45-40
16:10		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
16:08		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
16:00	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup (Jordan Riley assists)	45-42
15:55		Owls 30 second timeout
15:44		TV timeout
15:44		TV timeout
15:21		Noah Shelby misses two point jump shot
15:19		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
15:14		Keanu Dawes turnover (lost ball) (Hysier Miller steals)
15:01		Shane Dezonie misses two point layup
14:59		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
14:39		Noah Shelby turnover (lost ball) (Hysier Miller steals)
14:33	+2	Steve Settle III makes two point dunk (Hysier Miller assists)	45-44
14:15		Noah Shelby misses two point jump shot
14:13		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
14:01		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
13:59		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
13:41		Sam Hofman misses two point layup
13:39		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	47-44
13:16		Steve Settle III misses two point jump shot
13:14		Noah Shelby defensive rebound
12:51		Sam Alajiki misses two point layup
12:49		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
12:46		Sam Alajiki personal foul
12:31	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	47-46
12:20		Hysier Miller personal foul
12:11		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
12:09		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
12:03		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
12:01		Zion Stanford defensive rebound
11:47	+2	Steve Settle III makes two point layup (Zion Stanford assists)	47-48
11:28		Alem Huseinovic turnover (bad pass) (Zion Stanford steals)
11:07		TV timeout
10:52		Zion Stanford misses two point layup
10:50		Owls defensive rebound
10:41		Quante Berry personal foul
10:37		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
10:35		Owls defensive rebound
10:35		Keanu Dawes personal foul
10:12	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	47-51
9:51		Alem Huseinovic turnover (lost ball) (Hysier Miller steals)
9:43		Sam Alajiki blocks Jordan Riley's two point dunk
9:41		Owls defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	49-51
9:09		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
9:07		Owls offensive rebound
9:06		Mekhi Mason personal foul
8:47		Max Fiedler shooting foul (Sam Hofman draws the foul)
8:47	+1	Sam Hofman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
8:47	+1	Sam Hofman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
8:22		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
8:20		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
8:14		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
8:12		Jahlil White defensive rebound
8:04	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	49-55
7:45		Steve Settle III shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45		Travis Evee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:45	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
7:17		Jahlil White misses two point layup
7:15		Anthony Selden defensive rebound
6:58	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Anthony Selden assists)	53-55
6:39	+3	Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot (Sam Hofman assists)	53-58
6:19	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	55-58
6:01		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
5:59		Travis Evee defensive rebound
5:50		Travis Evee misses two point layup
5:48		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
5:42		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-58
5:42	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-58
5:20		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball)
5:04	+2	Anthony Selden makes two point layup	59-58
4:54		Owls 30 second timeout
4:45		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
4:43		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
4:36		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
4:34		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
4:28		Mekhi Mason personal foul
4:28		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
4:03		Hysier Miller shooting foul (Alem Huseinovic draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Alem Huseinovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-58
4:03	+1	Alem Huseinovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
3:53		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
3:51		Anthony Selden defensive rebound
3:27		Sam Alajiki turnover (bad pass) (Steve Settle III steals)
3:16		Alem Huseinovic shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
3:16		TV timeout
3:16		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:16		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:16		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
3:01		Travis Evee turnover (back court violation)
2:45		Hysier Miller misses two point layup
2:45		Owls offensive rebound
2:34		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
2:25	+3	Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	61-61
2:02	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	64-61
1:39		Steve Settle III turnover (lost ball) (Alem Huseinovic steals)
1:35		Owls 30 second timeout
1:24		Mekhi Mason misses two point layup
1:22		Anthony Selden offensive rebound
1:03		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
1:00		Alem Huseinovic shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
1:00		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:00	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-62
0:59		Jordan Riley personal foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
0:59	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
0:52		Jahlil White misses two point layup
0:50		Travis Evee defensive rebound
0:45		Owls 30 second timeout
0:39		Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass)
0:30		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
0:28		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
0:21	+3	Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	66-65
0:21		Owls 30 second timeout
0:20		Sam Hofman personal foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
0:20		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Max Fiedler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
0:17		Owls 30 second timeout
0:08		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
0:06		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
0:06		Jordan Riley personal foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-65
0:06	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-65
0:03		Alem Huseinovic personal foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
0:03		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Hysier Miller personal foul (Sam Alajiki draws the foul)
0:01		Sam Alajiki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Sam Alajiki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
0:01		Matteo Picarelli misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Matteo Picarelli misses three point jump shot