BIRMINGHAM – Coming off back-to-back road victories over UTSA and UTEP, UAB looks to make it three straight wins when they host Rice on Thursday night at Bartow Arena. The game will stream on ESPN+.
UAB AND RICE
The series began in 1980 when Rice came to Birmingham for the UAB Classic, a 78-60 Blazers victory. The teams did not meet again until 2006 after Rice joined Conference USA. The Blazers have dominated the series, winning 14 of the 15 games, including all seven played in Birmingham.
ABOUT RICE
Rice (10-13, 2-8 C-USA) is coming off an 84-75 victory over North Texas on Saturday. The win snapped the Owls’ five game losing streak. Rice leads C-USA with 231 3-pointers (10.0 per game). Trey Murphy III is the team’s leading scorer and his 13.6 ppg is 11th in the league. The Owls are 2-7 on the road and have dropped all five of their C-USA road games.
LAST TIME AGAINST RICE
Zack Bryant scored a career-high 30 points and the Blazers withstood a last-second 3-point heave as the UAB men’s basketball team defeated Rice 89-86 on Jan. 26, 2019 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
UAB AND RICE ALL-TIME
OVERALL: UAB leads 14-1
IN BIRMINGHAM: UAB leads 7-0
IN HOUSTON: UAB leads 7-1
THE HOMETOWN CALL
Listen to David Crane and Murry Bartow on WJQX-FM ESPN 100.5 Jox2 or by using the TuneIn app.
DEANS CHALLENGE
Discounted tickets can be purchased here with promo code DEANSCHALLENGE.
RES LIFE BASH
A tailgate from 5-7 p.m. will be hosted on the Bartow lawn. Free food for the first 200 students. There will also be 500 rally towels and 150 knit caps given away.
Single game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here or by calling the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at 205-975-UAB1.
Group packages are also available for 20 or more and provide your friends or co-workers an opportunity to save money while taking advantage of special fan experiences to any home basketball game. To purchase group tickets or inquire about opportunities for the 2019-20 season, please contact Chris Curtis at (205) 934-3172 or ccurtis2@uab.edu.
