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Recap - UAB Defeats Rice 85-57

The battle between UAB and Rice didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Rice was handed a 85-57 defeat on Thursday at Bartow Arena.

UAB was a favorite by -12.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Jordan Walker had 32 points for UAB and KJ Buffen chipped in with 14 points. Jordan Walker had 8 assists for them, while Trey Jemison was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.

Rice got 15 points from Travis Evee in a losing cause and another 10 points from Cameron Sheffield. Mason Jones contributed 3 assists for them, while Quincy Olivari had 9 rebounds.

UAB led at halftime, $HalfScore.

UAB won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 47-29.

UAB heads into a battle against Western Kentucky. Rice, meanwhile, will have their next action against Charlotte.