UAB Blazers at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson, Lendeborg and UAB defeat Rice 90-89
HOUSTON — Efrem Johnson scored a career-high 24 points to lead UAB and Yaxel Lendeborg's two free throws with five seconds left provided the winning points as the Blazers knocked off Rice 90-89 on Wednesday night.
Rice's Kellen Amos missed two free throws with 1.8 seconds left.
Johnson went 10 of 13 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (17-9, 10-3 American Athletic Conference). Lendeborg scored 21 points and added 14 rebounds. Alejandro Vasquez finished with 15 points and Bradley Ezewiro 14.
Jacob Dar led the Owls (12-15, 3-11) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Amos added 22 points for Rice. Caden Powell scored 12 points and Trae Broadnax 11.
Lendeborg put up 11 points in the first half for UAB, who led 43-40 at the break. Johnson scored 17 points in the second half for UAB.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UAB Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kellen Amos missed Free Throw. | 90 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 90 - 89 |
Statistics
 UAB |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-72 | FG | 29-61 |
| 45.8 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 46.7 | Three Point % | 55.0 |
| 17-22 | FT | 20-28 |
| 77.3 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,165 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 13-2 | - | 23-5 |
| North Texas | 12-3 | 1 | 21-6 |
| UAB | 12-3 | 1 | 19-9 |
| Tulane | 10-5 | 3 | 16-12 |
| East Carolina | 8-7 | 5 | 16-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-7 | 5 | 15-13 |
| Wichita State | 7-8 | 6 | 17-11 |
| Temple | 7-9 | 6.5 | 15-14 |
| South Florida | 6-10 | 7.5 | 13-16 |
| Tulsa | 5-10 | 8 | 11-17 |
| UTSA | 4-11 | 9 | 10-17 |
| Rice | 4-12 | 9.5 | 13-16 |
| Charlotte | 3-12 | 10 | 10-18 |