UAB Blazers @ Rice Owls
Evee scores 25 to lead Rice over UAB 85-80
HOUSTON -- — Travis Evee had a season-high 25 points as Rice held on to beat UAB 85-80 on Saturday.
Evee made 13 of 14 foul shots.
Carl Pierre had 19 points and eight rebounds for Rice (9-5, 2-1 Conference USA), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Mylyjael Poteat added 18 points and seven rebounds. Quincy Olivari had 10 points and six rebounds.
Jordan Walker had 20 points and seven assists for the Blazers (13-4, 3-1), whose four-game win streak came to an end. KJ Buffen added 16 points. Tavin Lovan had 14 points.
------
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and http://twitter.com/AP--Top25
------
This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:John St. Clair
Referee:Chris Hudson
Referee:Ross Cullins
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Men's College Basketball News
Morez Johnson Jr., ex-Michigan star, to keep name in NBA draft
6h
Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams
6h
NAACP urging athletes, fans to boycott over voting rights
7h
