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Evee scores 24 as Rice takes down Western Kentucky 81-78

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Travis Evee’s 24 points helped Rice defeat Western Kentucky 81-78 on Thursday night.

Evee also added six rebounds and five assists for the Owls (10-3, 1-1 Conference USA). Max Fiedler scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds. Cameron Sheffield recorded 15 points and finished 4 of 8 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 from the line.

Jairus Hamilton led the way for the Hilltoppers (8-4, 0-1) with 18 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Dayvion McKnight added 17 points for Western Kentucky. In addition, Luke Frampton finished with 11 points.

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Both teams next play Saturday. Rice visits UTEP and Western Kentucky visits Middle Tennessee.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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