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Rogers scores 22 as Wichita State defeats Rice 88-81 in AAC Tournament opener

AP
Mar 13, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Colby Rogers had 22 points in 12th-seeded Wichita State's 88-81 win against 13th-seeded Rice on Wednesday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

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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1st Half
RICE
Owls
39
WICH
Shockers
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Shockers gains possession)
19:48		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)
19:34	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	3-0
19:06	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	3-2
18:46	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	5-2
18:30		Travis Evee personal foul
18:24		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
18:22		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
18:04	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Alem Huseinovic assists)	8-2
17:47		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
17:45		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
17:19		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
17:17		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	8-4
16:50	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	10-4
16:50		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Alem Huseinovic draws the foul)
16:50		Alem Huseinovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:50		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:30		Harlond Beverly turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Mason steals)
16:24	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point layup (Mekhi Mason assists)	12-4
16:23		Shockers 30 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
16:14		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
16:12		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
16:05		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
16:03		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
15:41	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Alem Huseinovic assists)	15-4
15:14		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
15:12		Travis Evee defensive rebound
15:02		Quincy Ballard blocks Travis Evee's two point layup
15:00		Travis Evee offensive rebound
14:54	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	17-4
14:33	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	17-6
14:22	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	19-6
14:06	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	19-9
13:33		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
13:31		Anthony Selden offensive rebound
13:14	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point bank jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	21-9
13:02	+3	Harlond Beverly makes three point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	21-12
12:51		Max Fiedler turnover (bad pass) (Colby Rogers steals)
12:32	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	21-14
12:13		Xavier Bell personal foul
12:02		Anthony Selden misses two point layup
12:00		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point putback dunk	23-14
11:45	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)	23-16
11:33	+3	Anthony Selden makes three point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	26-16
11:19	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	26-18
10:51	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	28-18
10:23	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	28-21
10:15		Noah Shelby turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
10:13		Max Fiedler blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
10:11		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
10:11		Jump ball. (Owls gains possession)
10:11		TV timeout
9:51		Anthony Selden misses two point jump shot
9:49		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
9:45		Noah Shelby turnover (out of bounds)
9:33	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup	28-23
9:12		Kenny Pohto shooting foul (Anthony Selden draws the foul)
9:12		Anthony Selden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12		Anthony Selden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:12		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Harlond Beverly assists)	28-25
8:27		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Andrew Akuchie's two point layup
8:25		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	28-28
8:03		Owls 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:34		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
7:32		Owls offensive rebound
7:32		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
7:21		Max Fiedler personal foul
7:04	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot	28-30
6:41	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Travis Evee assists)	30-30
6:24		Keanu Dawes shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
6:24	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
6:14		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
6:12		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
6:00		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
5:58		Bijan Cortes offensive rebound
5:51	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Colby Rogers assists)	30-35
5:38	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	33-35
5:25		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
5:23		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
5:11	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Kenny Pohto assists)	33-38
4:54		Max Fiedler misses two point layup
4:52		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
4:45		Mekhi Mason personal foul
4:34	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	33-40
4:18	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point layup	35-40
4:07		Keanu Dawes personal foul
4:00	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	35-42
3:41		Mekhi Mason turnover (out of bounds)
3:41		TV timeout
3:17		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Selden steals)
2:56		Anthony Selden misses three point jump shot
2:54		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
2:44		Quincy Ballard turnover (traveling)
2:37	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot (Max Fiedler assists)	37-42
2:27	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	37-45
2:14		Max Fiedler turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
2:10	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	37-47
1:50		Anthony Selden misses two point layup
1:48		Max Fiedler offensive rebound
1:43		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
1:41		Anthony Selden offensive rebound
1:30		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul
1:24	+2	Travis Evee makes two point layup	39-47
1:04	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	39-50
0:48		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
0:46		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	39-52
0:09		Xavier Bell personal foul
0:05		Max Fiedler misses two point jump shot
0:03		Travis Evee offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
42
WICH
Shockers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Travis Evee blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup
19:49		Shockers offensive rebound
19:39		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
19:37		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point dunk (Mekhi Mason assists)	41-52
18:58		Alem Huseinovic blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup
18:56		Shockers offensive rebound
18:48		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
18:46		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
18:40		Colby Rogers misses two point layup
18:38		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
18:36	+2	Dalen Ridgnal makes two point layup	41-54
18:21	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	43-54
18:04	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Colby Rogers assists)	43-56
17:46		Andrew Akuchie misses two point layup
17:44		Owls offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Max Fiedler makes two point jump shot (Alem Huseinovic assists)	45-56
17:12		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
17:10		Travis Evee defensive rebound
17:04	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot	48-56
16:42		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Akuchie steals)
16:32	+3	Travis Evee makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	51-56
15:59		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
15:57		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
15:54		Andrew Akuchie blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup
15:52		Shockers offensive rebound
15:52		TV timeout
15:48		Travis Evee blocks Colby Rogers's two point layup
15:46		Colby Rogers offensive rebound
15:41		Andrew Akuchie blocks Colby Rogers's two point layup
15:39		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
15:31		Dalen Ridgnal shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
15:31	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 3	52-56
15:31	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-56
15:31		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 3 of 3
15:31		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
15:16		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass) (Max Fiedler steals)
14:48	+2	Travis Evee makes two point jump shot	55-56
14:30		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
14:28		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
14:11		Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
14:02	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	55-58
13:46		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
13:44		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
13:16		Max Fiedler blocks Kenny Pohto's two point layup
13:14		Shockers offensive rebound
13:13		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:11		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	55-60
12:53	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	57-60
12:41		Harlond Beverly misses three point jump shot
12:39		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
12:33		Harlond Beverly personal foul
12:19		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Max Fiedler draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
12:19	+1	Max Fiedler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
12:04		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
12:02		Travis Evee defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point jump shot	61-60
11:25	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	61-63
11:08	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Travis Evee assists)	64-63
10:47		Colby Rogers misses two point layup
10:45		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	64-65
10:40		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:40		Ronnie DeGray III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:40		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
10:10		Bijan Cortes shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
10:10	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
10:10	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-65
9:52		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
9:50		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
9:27		Jump ball. (Owls gains possession)
9:20		Travis Evee misses two point jump shot
9:18		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	66-67
8:35	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	68-67
8:14	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	68-69
8:06		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
8:04		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
7:50		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
7:48		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
7:37		Travis Evee misses two point layup
7:35		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
7:22		Max Fiedler personal foul
7:22		TV timeout
7:19		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
7:17		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
7:07		Colby Rogers shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
7:07	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-69
7:07	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-69
6:56		Max Fiedler personal foul
6:53		Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-70
6:53	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-71
6:40		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-71
6:40	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-71
6:23	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	72-73
6:00		Mekhi Mason misses two point layup
5:58		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
5:39		Max Fiedler shooting foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-74
5:39		Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:39		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
5:35		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
5:33		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point putback dunk	72-76
5:19	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Alem Huseinovic assists)	75-76
4:56		Andrew Akuchie blocks Harlond Beverly's two point jump shot
4:54		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
4:50		Andrew Akuchie turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
4:38	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup (Xavier Bell assists)	75-78
4:20		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
4:18		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
3:59		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
3:57		Shockers offensive rebound
3:56		Andrew Akuchie personal foul
3:56		TV timeout
3:41		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
3:39		Travis Evee defensive rebound
3:19		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
3:17		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
3:15		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
3:15		Andrew Akuchie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-78
2:50		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
2:48		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
2:40		Owls 30 second timeout
2:40		TV timeout
2:30		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
2:28		Mekhi Mason offensive rebound
2:17		Alem Huseinovic turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
1:54	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	76-81
1:40		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
1:38		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
1:18		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
1:16		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
1:16		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
1:16		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
1:16		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
1:14		Max Fiedler defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Max Fiedler assists)	78-81
1:08		Owls 30 second timeout
0:47	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	78-84
0:37		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Travis Evee draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 1 of 3	79-84
0:37	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 2 of 3	80-84
0:37	+1	Travis Evee makes regular free throw 3 of 3	81-84
0:35		Travis Evee personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
0:35		Xavier Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
0:24		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
0:22		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:20		Alem Huseinovic personal foul (Harlond Beverly draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-85
0:20	+1	Harlond Beverly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-86
0:13		Travis Evee misses three point jump shot
0:11		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup (Ronnie DeGray III assists)	81-88
0:06		Owls 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Owls 30 second timeout