ncaab Game Recap
Rice Owls vs Houston Baptist Huskies Recap - Rice Wins 86-64
Rice blew out Houston Baptist on Saturday, running up the score in a 86-64 win at Sharp Gymnasium.
Quincy Olivari had 27 points for Rice and Cavit Ege Havsa chipped in with 11 points. Travis Evee had 6 assists for them, while Tre Clark was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Houston Baptist got 15 points from Za-Ontay Boothman in a losing cause and another 12 points from Zach Iyeyemi. Myles Pierre contributed 3 assists for them, while Jason Thompson had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Rice were victorious, as the score was 49-25 at the break.
Houston Baptist won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-28.
Rice looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Houston. Houston Baptist will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Champion Baptist.