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