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CBI Tournament - Duquesne Falls 84-78 to Rice - Recap
Rice earned a 84-78 victory over Duquesne on Sunday, getting 19 points from Quincy Olivari at Ocean Center.
Rice won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +6.0-point spread as underdogs.
Travis Evee had 17 points for Rice and Max Fiedler chipped in with 16 points. Mekhi Mason had 4 assists for them, while Quincy Olivari was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Duquesne got 28 points from Dae Dae Grant in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jimmy Clark III. Jimmy Clark III contributed 4 assists for them, while Tre Williams had 6 rebounds.
Rice led at halftime, 37-33.
Duquesne won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 29-27.