UAB Blazers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
89 - 86
Bryant has career-high 30, UAB edges Rice 89-86
Rice cut into what was once a 13-point second-half deficit and Trey Murphy's 3-pointer had the Owls within 70-69 with less than six minutes remaining. Two minutes later, a 3-pointer by Bryant put UAB up 78-72 with 3:44 remaining.
Still, UAB couldn't quite put Rice away. Even after Bryant made two free throws for a five-point UAB lead with nine seconds remaining, Rice's Ako Adams made a 3-pointer and it was 88-86 with three seconds to go. The Owls fouled Tavin Lovan and he made the second of two free throws before Adams missed a desperation 3.
UAB (14-7), which defeated North Texas on Thursday, created a three-way tie atop Conference USA. The Blazers, North Texas and UTSA are all 6-2.
Murphy, a freshman guard, led Rice (8-13, 3-5) with a career-high 24 points. He made 5 of 7 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws. Chris Mullins had 16 points, Adams 12 and Quentin Millora-Brown had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Jeremiah Bell scored 17 points for the Blazers. Bryant made 7 of 8 free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UAB Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tavin Lovan made Free Throw. | 89 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | UAB Deadball Team Rebound. | 88 - 86 |
Statistics
 UAB |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 27-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 19-24 | FT | 20-30 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 0 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,731 | 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 |