Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers

FINAL

Feb 8, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
RICE	33	32	65
UAB	34	37	71

Game Recap

Chance Westry scores 22 to help UAB fend off Rice 71-65. Chance Westry had 22 points to guid UAB to a 71-65 victory over Rice on Sunday.

Player Stats

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	27	4-8	0-0	1-3	12	0	1	2	2	2	9
23Nick Anderson	33	5-14	2-8	0-0	8	3	1	0	1	1	12
1Cam Carroll	20	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	2	2	3	2
12Trae Broadnax	28	6-14	1-2	2-3	5	3	1	0	2	3	15
2Jalen Smith	35	2-9	2-7	2-2	3	2	1	1	2	3	8
8Eternity Eguagie	19	1-3	0-1	0-1	4	2	0	0	1	2	2
13Andrew Akuchie	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Trey Patterson	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Stephen Giwa	7	2-2	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	4
7Bodey Howell	18	4-10	3-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
TOTAL	-	26-6838.2%	8-2828.6%	5-1050.0%	43	11	4	5	10	19	65

UAB	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Evan Chatman	39	4-10	0-2	2-2	17	1	1	2	0	3	10
23Daniel Rivera	40	8-12	0-0	3-5	9	1	1	1	2	1	19
0Dayjaun Anderson	20	1-5	1-4	0-1	4	0	1	1	1	1	3
12Jacob Meyer	17	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
11Chance Westry	34	7-17	3-6	5-7	3	9	1	1	1	2	22
7Ari Gooch	6	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
4Ahmad Robinson	15	1-3	1-2	0-2	2	1	1	0	1	0	3
5Salim London	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	2
8Quaran McPherson	12	2-6	1-4	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	6-2227.3%	13-2161.9%	39	13	6	5	7	10	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRICEUAB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UAB.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Rice.
(19:34) Chance Westry misses 18-foot jumper.
(19:30) Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Nick Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:13) Trae Broadnax makes 27-foot three point jumper.
30
(18:51) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
(18:42) Dayjaun Anderson traveling turnover.
(18:32) Nick Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Jalen Smith Offensive Rebound.
(18:10) Foul on Trae Broadnax.
(18:10) Trae Broadnax turnover.
(17:58) Chance Westry misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:55) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Eternity Eguagie out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:28) Daniel Rivera misses layup.
(17:27) UAB Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Evan Chatman makes 18-foot jumper (Chance Westry assists).
32
(17:05) Nick Anderson misses driving layup.
(17:02) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(16:55) Foul on Jimmy Oladokun Jr..
+1 (16:55) Daniel Rivera makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
(16:54) Daniel Rivera misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:53) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:35) Cam Carroll makes driving layup.
53
(16:12) Jacob Meyer misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:09) Daniel Rivera Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Dayjaun Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:02) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Jalen Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes layup.
73
(15:32) Chance Westry misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:32) Jalen Smith Block.
(15:25) Chance Westry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Daniel Rivera makes layup (Chance Westry assists).
75
(15:17) Cam Carroll misses layup.
(15:17) Chance Westry Block.
(15:13) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:01) Chance Westry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Rivera assists).
78
(14:42) Foul on Chance Westry.
+1 (14:42) Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
88
+1 (14:42) Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
98
(14:19) Chance Westry misses driving layup.
(14:14) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Jalen Smith misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:50) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:32) Quaran McPherson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Salim London assists).
911
+3 (13:24) Nick Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists).
1211
(13:15) Quaran McPherson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Jalen Smith bad pass turnover.
(13:03) Ahmad Robinson Steal.
+2 (12:52) Evan Chatman makes driving layup.
1213
+2 (12:24) Nick Anderson makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
1413
(12:08) Salim London misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:05) Stephen Giwa Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Bodey Howell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) UAB Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) Quaran McPherson makes 16-foot jumper (Evan Chatman assists).
1415
+3 (11:23) Bodey Howell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Trae Broadnax assists).
1715
(11:07) Evan Chatman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:02) Trey Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Bodey Howell misses 8-foot jumper.
(10:52) Daniel Rivera Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Ahmad Robinson misses 3-foot jumper.
(10:44) Cam Carroll Block.
(10:40) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:38) Bodey Howell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae Broadnax assists).
2015
(10:00) Quaran McPherson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:55) Trey Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Trae Broadnax misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:41) Andrew Akuchie Offensive Rebound.
(9:40) Andrew Akuchie misses layup.
(9:36) Trey Patterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:36) Trey Patterson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2215
+2 (9:11) Daniel Rivera makes 5-foot jumper.
2217
(9:11) Foul on Andrew Akuchie.
+1 (9:11) Daniel Rivera makes free throw 1 of 1.
2218
+2 (8:46) Eternity Eguagie makes layup.
2418
(8:46) Foul on Evan Chatman.
(8:45) Eternity Eguagie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:44) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:32) Chance Westry makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2421
(8:15) Andrew Akuchie misses layup.
(8:12) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:02) Chance Westry makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2424
(7:44) Nick Anderson bad pass turnover.
(7:44) Evan Chatman Steal.
(7:37) Foul on Jalen Smith.
(7:21) Daniel Rivera misses layup.
(7:19) Daniel Rivera Offensive Rebound.
(7:18) Daniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Trae Broadnax misses layup.
(6:47) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Chance Westry misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:38) Eternity Eguagie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:36) Nick Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eternity Eguagie assists).
2724
(6:18) Quaran McPherson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:14) Eternity Eguagie Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Foul on Quaran McPherson.
+2 (5:51) Nick Anderson makes layup.
2924
(5:35) Foul on Eternity Eguagie.
+2 (5:21) Daniel Rivera makes 2-foot dunk (Chance Westry assists).
2926
+2 (5:02) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes 9-foot hook shot.
3126
(4:39) Evan Chatman misses layup.
(4:36) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Nick Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:17) Eternity Eguagie Offensive Rebound.
(4:09) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses 7-foot hook shot.
(4:05) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:03) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses 3-foot jumper.
(4:03) Evan Chatman Block.
(3:59) Dayjaun Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Dayjaun Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:46) Nick Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Jalen Smith misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:16) Evan Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Daniel Rivera makes 2-foot dunk (Chance Westry assists).
3128
(2:56) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:56) Salim London Steal.
+2 (2:50) Salim London makes layup.
3130
(2:22) Nick Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:19) Dayjaun Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Salim London misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:03) Trae Broadnax Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Eternity Eguagie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:40) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses layup.
(1:38) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes layup.
3330
+2 (1:15) Daniel Rivera makes 2-foot dunk (Chance Westry assists).
3332
(0:48) Cam Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Dayjaun Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Daniel Rivera makes 4-foot dunk (Chance Westry assists).
3334
(0:03) Cam Carroll bad pass turnover.
(0:03) Dayjaun Anderson Steal.
(0:00) Dayjaun Anderson misses layup.
(0:00) Cam Carroll Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RICE

UAB

65Points71

26-68(38.2%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)

5-10(50.0%)Free Throw(%)13-21(61.9%)

44(17)Rebounds(Offensive)43(14)

11Assists13

4Steals6

5Blocks5

11Turnovers7

19(1)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, February 8, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Bartow Arena · Birmingham, AL

attendance: 3,418 (40.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UAB -8.5

over/under: 153.5