UAB Blazers vs. Rice Owls

Feb 19, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UAB	43	47	90
RICE	40	49	89

Game Recap

Johnson, Lendeborg and UAB defeat Rice 90-89. USTON — 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.

Player Stats

UAB	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Yaxel Lendeborg	38	6-16	1-2	8-8	14	2	1	2	1	2	21
4Christian Coleman	27	3-7	0-0	3-4	7	0	0	1	0	2	9
2Ja'Borri McGhee	14	0-1	0-0	2-4	2	2	0	0	2	5	2
6Tony Toney	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	2	2
10Alejandro Vasquez	34	6-19	1-5	2-2	4	4	1	1	0	1	15
22Bradley Ezewiro	15	6-8	0-0	0-1	3	2	1	1	0	2	12
5Tyren Moore	27	1-6	1-2	2-3	1	8	0	0	0	1	5
8Butta Johnson	32	10-13	4-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	24


TOTAL	-	33-7245.8%	7-1546.7%	17-2277.3%	34	22	3	5	3	18	90

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Andrew Akuchie	31	0-3	0-0	6-8	10	3	0	0	2	2	6
44Caden Powell	30	4-10	0-0	4-6	4	1	1	1	0	4	12
5Jacob Dar	34	9-12	4-7	2-2	6	2	0	2	1	1	24
4Denver Anglin	21	2-5	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6
12Trae Broadnax	18	3-7	1-1	4-4	2	3	0	0	0	2	11
24Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	6	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
11Aaron Powell	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
23Alem Huseinovic	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
1Kellen Amos	25	9-15	3-5	1-4	5	2	0	0	3	1	22
2Emory Lanier	14	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	11-2055.0%	20-2871.4%	32	12	1	3	6	17	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUABRICE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rice.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UAB.
+3 (19:37) Denver Anglin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Powell.
03
(19:17) Alejandro Vasquez missed Layup.
(19:13) Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.
(19:13) Christian Coleman missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(19:12) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:07) Trae Broadnax made Jumper.
05
+2 (18:49) Christian Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez.
25
(18:40) Denver Anglin missed Jumper.
(18:38) Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
+1 (18:32) Ja'Borri McGhee made Free Throw.
35
+1 (18:32) Ja'Borri McGhee made Free Throw.
45
(18:15) Jacob Dar missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:12) Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:07) Yaxel Lendeborg made Layup. Assisted by Tony Toney.
65
(17:58) Foul on Tony Toney.
(17:58) Andrew Akuchie missed Free Throw.
(17:58) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:58) Andrew Akuchie made Free Throw.
66
(17:48) Ja'Borri McGhee Turnover.
(17:48) Caden Powell Steal.
+3 (17:39) Denver Anglin made Three Point Jumper.
69
+2 (17:19) Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper.
89
+2 (17:01) Jacob Dar made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Akuchie.
811
(16:43) Foul on Denver Anglin.
+1 (16:42) Alejandro Vasquez made Free Throw.
911
+1 (16:42) Alejandro Vasquez made Free Throw.
1011
+2 (16:26) Caden Powell made Layup. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
1013
+2 (16:12) Alejandro Vasquez made Layup.
1213
(15:59) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(15:59) Caden Powell missed Free Throw.
(15:59) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:58) Caden Powell missed Free Throw.
(15:56) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:45) Yaxel Lendeborg made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.
1413
(15:24) Denver Anglin missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:20) Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:13) Alejandro Vasquez made Layup.
1613
+3 (14:50) Jacob Dar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Broadnax.
1616
(14:50) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(14:36) Caden Powell missed Jumper.
(14:36) Bradley Ezewiro Block.
(14:31) Alejandro Vasquez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:29) Yaxel Lendeborg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez.
1916
(13:57) Denver Anglin missed Jumper.
(13:55) Caden Powell Offensive Rebound.
(13:54) Caden Powell missed Layup.
(13:51) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Tyren Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:40) Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Alem Huseinovic made Jumper.
1918
+3 (12:52) Efrem Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bradley Ezewiro.
2218
+3 (12:30) Emory Lanier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alem Huseinovic.
2221
+2 (12:13) Bradley Ezewiro made Layup. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez.
2421
(11:52) Kellen Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:49) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Alejandro Vasquez missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:40) Kellen Amos Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Andrew Akuchie Turnover.
(11:13) Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:09) Tony Toney Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:09) Bradley Ezewiro made Jumper. Assisted by Tyren Moore.
2621
(11:09) Foul on Emory Lanier.
(11:09) Bradley Ezewiro missed Free Throw.
(11:07) Jacob Dar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:41) Kellen Amos made Jumper.
2623
+2 (10:10) Efrem Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Bradley Ezewiro.
2823
(9:42) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:42) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:42) Foul on Bradley Ezewiro.
+1 (9:42) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. made Free Throw.
2824
(9:42) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. missed Free Throw.
(9:40) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:31) Tyren Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.
3124
(9:06) Emory Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:02) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:56) Foul on Tyren Moore.
+2 (8:49) Kellen Amos made Jumper.
3126
(8:32) Tyren Moore missed Jumper.
(8:32) Rice Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Jacob Dar missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) Caden Powell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:57) Jacob Dar made Three Point Jumper.
3129
(7:27) Alejandro Vasquez missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:25) Kellen Amos Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:17) Kellen Amos made Jumper.
3131
(7:02) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
(6:58) Foul on Denver Anglin.
+1 (6:58) Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.
3231
+1 (6:58) Yaxel Lendeborg made Free Throw.
3331
(6:42) Alem Huseinovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:38) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Christian Coleman missed Jumper.
(6:18) Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
+1 (6:00) Andrew Akuchie made Free Throw.
3332
+1 (6:00) Andrew Akuchie made Free Throw.
3333
(5:50) Foul on Alem Huseinovic.
(5:43) Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.
(5:40) Kellen Amos Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Kellen Amos Turnover.
(5:16) Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.
(5:14) Jacob Dar Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Andrew Akuchie missed Jumper.
(4:53) Jacob Dar Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:51) Kellen Amos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Dar.
3336
+2 (4:34) Efrem Johnson made Jumper.
3536
+2 (4:19) Jacob Dar made Dunk. Assisted by Kellen Amos.
3538
(3:54) Alejandro Vasquez missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Andrew Akuchie Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Kellen Amos missed Jumper.
(3:35) Alejandro Vasquez Block.
(3:35) Rice Offensive Rebound.
(3:31) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:31) Yaxel Lendeborg Block.
(3:28) Tyren Moore Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.
(3:16) Bradley Ezewiro Offensive Rebound.
(3:15) Bradley Ezewiro missed Layup.
(3:14) UAB Offensive Rebound.
(3:05) Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.
(3:00) Bradley Ezewiro Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Bradley Ezewiro made Two Point Tip Shot.
3738
(2:35) Trae Broadnax missed Jumper.
(2:35) UAB Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Bradley Ezewiro made Layup. Assisted by Tyren Moore.
3938
(2:08) Foul on Efrem Johnson.
+1 (2:08) Aaron Powell made Free Throw.
3939
+1 (2:08) Aaron Powell made Free Throw.
3940
(1:51) Bradley Ezewiro missed Jumper.
(1:50) UAB Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) Bradley Ezewiro made Dunk. Assisted by Tyren Moore.
4140
(1:18) Andrew Akuchie Turnover.
(1:18) Bradley Ezewiro Steal.
+2 (1:06) Yaxel Lendeborg made Jumper. Assisted by Tyren Moore.
4340
(0:38) Jacob Dar missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:34) Andrew Akuchie Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Emory Lanier missed Jumper.
(0:25) UAB Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Tyren Moore missed Jumper.
(0:01) Jacob Dar Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UAB

RICE

90Points89

33-72(45.8%)Field Goal(%)29-61(47.5%)

7-15(46.7%)3-Point(%)11-20(55.0%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)

42(20)Rebounds(Offensive)36(14)

22Assists12

3Steals1

5Blocks3

3Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

7Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Tudor Fieldhouse · Houston, TX

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