Rice Owls at UAB Blazers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 61
56 - 61
UAB rallies past Rice 61-56
Cokley sparked the 15-1 run to end the game with a dunk converted for a 3-point play that cut the deficit to 55-49 with 3:37 to play.
Nick Norton and Nate Darling hit back-to-back 3s to give the Blazers (16-10, 7-6 Conference USA) the lead at 57-56 and Norton hit all four of his free throws in the final six seconds to secure the win.
Darling and William Lee added 12 points for UAB, which led 27-22 at halftime.
Ako Adams and Bishop Mency led the Owls (5-20, 2-10) with 15 points each and Connor Cashaw chipped in 13 point and eight rebounds. Rice had a 16-5 run to overtake the Blazers early in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | William Lee Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nick Norton made Free Throw. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nick Norton made Free Throw. | 56 - 60 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UAB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 21-51 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-33 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 5-10 | FT | 13-16 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Bartow Arena
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,703 | Capacity:
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,703 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |