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Prairie View A&M Falls 70-62 to Rice - Recap

Quincy Olivari scored 27 points for Rice on Wednesday, leading them to a 70-62 victory over Prairie View A&M at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Rice got 10 points from Travis Evee and another 9 points from Cameron Sheffield. Max Fiedler contributed 8 assists, while Cameron Sheffield cleaned the glass with 15 rebounds.

Prairie View A&M got 19 points from Tekorian Smith in a losing cause and another 13 points from Braden Bell. Jeremiah Gambrell contributed 3 assists for them, while Kortrijk Miles had 8 rebounds.

Rice was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Rice had a 37-22 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Rice heads into a battle against Texas State. Prairie View A&M, meanwhile, will have their next action against Northwestern.