Saturday, January 15
Huntington, WV
6 p.m.
Rice University
87
at
77
Marshall
Pierre’s Record Night Leads Rice to 87-77 Victory at Marshall
1/15/2022 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTINGTON, W.V. — Carl Pierre scored a career-high 30 points and tied the school record with eight three-pointers to lead Rice to an 87-77 victory over Marshall, Saturday night at the Cam Henderson Center.
The Story
The Owls started the game strong. After Marshall led 4-3, Pierre hit two straight three-pointers to send Rice on an 8-0 run. The teams traded baskets over the next six minutes before a pair of Travis Evee layups gave Rice a 22-13 lead midway through the first half. Two minutes later, Max Fiedler gave the Owls an 11-point lead with consecutive buckets. Marshall scored eight of the next 10 points to pull within seven points, but a Pierre three-pointer with 3:17 to play sent the Owls on an 8-2 run to close the half and take a 44-31 lead into halftime.
The teams went back-and-forth through the first six minutes of the second half. With the Owls holding a 52-40 lead, the Thundering Herd went on a 10-0 run to pull with two points. Pierre made a three to push the lead to five. After a Taevion Kinsey layup, Pierre made two free throws. Andrew Taylor made a jumper but Mylyjael Poteat made one of two free throws. Marshall then scored twice to tie the game at 58 with 8:35 to play.
But the Owls answered as Pierre hit two threes in an 11-2 run. The Herd scored six straight to make it a three-point game. Pierre made a layup and Poteat made one of two from the line. Marshall cut it to 72-68 with 3:40 to play. But Evee scored five points in an 8-0 run to give Rice an 80-68 lead with just over a minute to play, sealing the victory.
The Stats
Rice connected on 53.6% from the field, 60.0% from three, and 75.0% from the free throw line. Marshall connected on 46.1% from the floor but just 19.4% from three. Rice was outrebounded, 41-to-35.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"We really challenged the team on withstanding runs. We're not a young team anymore, we're an older team. To win on the road, you're going to have to withstand runs. We knew Marshall was going to make a run. We weren't perfect. It's not always going to be perfect. But every time they made a run, we responded. I thought we handled the pressure really well at the end. We didn't turn the ball over. We made enough free throws to keep the separation. It was just an overall great team win."
Notes
• Rice improved to 10-6 on the season and 3-2 in Conference USA.
• Rice connected on 53.6% from the field, the eighth time this year it hit 50.0% from the floor.
• Rice connected on a season-high 60.0% from three, the third time this year it hit at least 50.0% from three.
• Rice hit 12 three-pointers. It is the 10th time this year it has made at least 10 threes.
• It is the first time Rice connected on a least 60.0% from three in a game since Nov. 19, 2016, at Omaha.
• Graduate student Carl Pierre scored a career-high 30 points while grabbing seven rebounds.
• Pierre connected on eight three-pointers, tying the school record held by Bobby Crawford (Feb. 6, 1997) and Travis Evee (Jan. 1, 2021).
• Evee scored 22 points and grabbed four rebounds.
• With his 22 points, Evee passed 1,000 career points.
• It is the third time this year that the Owls have had two players score 20-plus points.
• Sophomore Max Fiedler scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari recorded seven points, a season-high nine rebounds, and a career-high six assists.
Next Up
Rice returns home for a two-game homestand next Thursday, Jan. 20 when it hosts Old Dominion. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and it will be streamed by CUSAtv.
The Story
The Owls started the game strong. After Marshall led 4-3, Pierre hit two straight three-pointers to send Rice on an 8-0 run. The teams traded baskets over the next six minutes before a pair of Travis Evee layups gave Rice a 22-13 lead midway through the first half. Two minutes later, Max Fiedler gave the Owls an 11-point lead with consecutive buckets. Marshall scored eight of the next 10 points to pull within seven points, but a Pierre three-pointer with 3:17 to play sent the Owls on an 8-2 run to close the half and take a 44-31 lead into halftime.
The teams went back-and-forth through the first six minutes of the second half. With the Owls holding a 52-40 lead, the Thundering Herd went on a 10-0 run to pull with two points. Pierre made a three to push the lead to five. After a Taevion Kinsey layup, Pierre made two free throws. Andrew Taylor made a jumper but Mylyjael Poteat made one of two free throws. Marshall then scored twice to tie the game at 58 with 8:35 to play.
But the Owls answered as Pierre hit two threes in an 11-2 run. The Herd scored six straight to make it a three-point game. Pierre made a layup and Poteat made one of two from the line. Marshall cut it to 72-68 with 3:40 to play. But Evee scored five points in an 8-0 run to give Rice an 80-68 lead with just over a minute to play, sealing the victory.
The Stats
Rice connected on 53.6% from the field, 60.0% from three, and 75.0% from the free throw line. Marshall connected on 46.1% from the floor but just 19.4% from three. Rice was outrebounded, 41-to-35.
What Scott Pera Had to Say
"We really challenged the team on withstanding runs. We're not a young team anymore, we're an older team. To win on the road, you're going to have to withstand runs. We knew Marshall was going to make a run. We weren't perfect. It's not always going to be perfect. But every time they made a run, we responded. I thought we handled the pressure really well at the end. We didn't turn the ball over. We made enough free throws to keep the separation. It was just an overall great team win."
Notes
• Rice improved to 10-6 on the season and 3-2 in Conference USA.
• Rice connected on 53.6% from the field, the eighth time this year it hit 50.0% from the floor.
• Rice connected on a season-high 60.0% from three, the third time this year it hit at least 50.0% from three.
• Rice hit 12 three-pointers. It is the 10th time this year it has made at least 10 threes.
• It is the first time Rice connected on a least 60.0% from three in a game since Nov. 19, 2016, at Omaha.
• Graduate student Carl Pierre scored a career-high 30 points while grabbing seven rebounds.
• Pierre connected on eight three-pointers, tying the school record held by Bobby Crawford (Feb. 6, 1997) and Travis Evee (Jan. 1, 2021).
• Evee scored 22 points and grabbed four rebounds.
• With his 22 points, Evee passed 1,000 career points.
• It is the third time this year that the Owls have had two players score 20-plus points.
• Sophomore Max Fiedler scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Sophomore Quincy Olivari recorded seven points, a season-high nine rebounds, and a career-high six assists.
Next Up
Rice returns home for a two-game homestand next Thursday, Jan. 20 when it hosts Old Dominion. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and it will be streamed by CUSAtv.
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