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Olivari scores 23, Rice tops Marshall 72-68 in C-USA tourney

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Quincy Olivari scored 23 points as Rice upended Marshall 72-68 in the Conference USA Conference Tourney second round on Wednesday night.

Rice was seeded sixth in the west division, Marshall third in the east. The Owls advance to a Thursday quarterfinal against UAB, second seed in the west.

Max Fiedler had 15 points and nine rebounds for Rice (15-12). Cameron Sheffield added 10 points.

Leaders
Points:	T. Kinsey	19.5
Rebounds:	T. Kinsey	6.2
Assists:	J. West	6.0
FG%:	T. Kinsey	53.2%
FT%:	T. Kinsey	81.8%
3P%:	J. West	40.8%
Steals:	J. West	2.5
Blocks:	J. Williams	2.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Western Kentucky	11-3	21-8
Old Dominion	11-5	15-8
Marshall	9-5	15-7
Florida Atlantic	7-5	13-10
Charlotte	5-11	9-16
Middle Tennessee	3-13	5-18
FIU	2-15	9-17
West
Louisiana Tech	12-4	24-8
UAB	13-5	22-7
North Texas	9-5	18-10
UTSA	9-7	15-11
UTEP	8-8	12-12
Rice	6-10	15-13
Southern Miss	4-13	8-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	79.9 (23)
Rebounds:	8.3 (274)
Assists:	15.9 (32)
FG%:	47.5% (32)
FT%:	72.5% (118)
3P%:	36.0% (71)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.5 (240)
Rebounds:	27.0 (62)
Assists:	12.0 (97)
FG%:	43.4% (176)
FT%:	66.4% (18)
3P%:	35.9% (294)