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Johnson, Lendeborg and UAB defeat Rice 90-89

AP
Feb 19, 2025

HOUSTON - 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.

Rice's Kellen Amos missed two free throws with 1.8 seconds left.

Johnson went 10 of 13 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (17-9, 10-3 American Athletic Conference). Lendeborg scored 21 points and added 14 rebounds. Alejandro Vasquez finished with 15 points and Bradley Ezewiro 14.

Jacob Dar led the Owls (12-15, 3-11) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Amos added 22 points for Rice. Caden Powell scored 12 points and Trae Broadnax 11.

Lendeborg put up 11 points in the first half for UAB, who led 43-40 at the break. Johnson scored 17 points in the second half for UAB.

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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
43
RICE
Owls
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Owls gains possession)
19:37	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)	0-3
19:17		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
19:15		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
19:13		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
19:10		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:49	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	2-5
18:40		Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
18:38		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
18:32		Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
18:32	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-5
18:15		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
18:13		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	6-5
17:58		Tony Toney personal foul
17:58		Andrew Akuchie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:58	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
17:48		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Caden Powell steals)
17:26	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot	6-9
17:19	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	8-9
17:01	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk (Andrew Akuchie assists)	8-11
16:42		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
16:42	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
16:28	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Trae Broadnax assists)	10-13
16:10	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	12-13
15:59		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:59		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:59		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:59		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:52	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bradley Ezewiro assists)	15-13
15:45	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	14-13
15:24		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
15:22		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	16-13
14:50	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	16-16
14:50		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul
14:36		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Caden Powell's two point jump shot
14:34		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
14:29	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	19-16
13:57		Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
13:55		Caden Powell offensive rebound
13:54		Caden Powell misses two point layup
13:52		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:42		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
13:40		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Alem Huseinovic makes two point jump shot	19-18
12:52	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bradley Ezewiro assists)	22-18
12:30	+3	Emory Lanier makes three point jump shot (Alem Huseinovic assists)	22-21
12:13	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	24-21
11:52		Kellen Amos misses three point jump shot
11:50		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
11:44		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
11:42		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
11:27		Andrew Akuchie turnover (lost ball)
11:27		TV timeout
11:13		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:11		Tony Toney offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	26-21
11:09		Emory Lanier shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
11:09		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:09		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
10:41	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	26-23
10:10	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup (Bradley Ezewiro assists)	28-23
9:42		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses two point layup
9:40		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. offensive rebound
9:40		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
9:40		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:40		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:31	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	31-24
9:06		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
9:04		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. offensive rebound
8:56		Tyren Moore personal foul
8:49	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	31-26
8:32		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
8:30		Owls defensive rebound
8:14		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
8:12		Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:57	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot	31-29
7:27		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
7:25		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	31-31
7:02		Trae Broadnax personal foul
7:02		TV timeout
6:58		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
6:58	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
6:42		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
6:40		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
6:20		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
6:18		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
6:00		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-32
6:00	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
5:50		Alem Huseinovic personal foul
5:43		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
5:41		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
5:38		Kellen Amos turnover (bad pass)
5:16		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
5:14		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
4:56		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
4:54		Jacob Dar offensive rebound
4:51	+3	Kellen Amos makes three point jump shot (Jacob Dar assists)	33-36
4:34	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	35-36
4:19	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk (Kellen Amos assists)	35-38
3:54		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
3:52		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
3:35		Alejandro Vasquez blocks Kellen Amos's two point jump shot
3:35		Owls offensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:31		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Jimmy Oladokun Jr.'s two point jump shot
3:29		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
3:18		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
3:16		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
3:15		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
3:13		Blazers offensive rebound
3:05		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
3:03		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup	37-38
2:35		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
2:33		Blazers defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	39-38
2:08		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Aaron Powell draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Aaron Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
2:08	+1	Aaron Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-40
1:51		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
1:49		Blazers offensive rebound
1:43		Jump ball. (Blazers gains possession)
1:37	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Tyren Moore assists)	41-40
1:18		Andrew Akuchie turnover (Bradley Ezewiro steals)
1:06	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	43-40
0:38		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
0:36		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
0:25		Emory Lanier misses two point jump shot
0:23		Blazers defensive rebound
0:01		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
0:00		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
47
RICE
Owls
49

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot	43-43
19:18		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
19:16		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
19:12		Jacob Dar turnover (lost ball) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
19:00	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	45-43
18:36		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
18:34		Tony Toney defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Tony Toney assists)	47-43
18:16	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	47-46
17:52		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
17:50		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	47-48
17:20		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
17:18		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
17:12		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-49
17:12	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-50
17:02	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	49-50
16:47		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-51
16:47		Andrew Akuchie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:47		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:36		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
16:34		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
16:28	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	51-51
16:09		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
16:07		Owls offensive rebound
15:58		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
15:57		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
15:57		Andrew Akuchie personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:43		Kellen Amos personal foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
15:34		Caden Powell shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
15:34		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:34		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:34		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
15:06		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
15:04		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
14:50		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
14:50		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:50		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
14:48		Blazers offensive rebound
14:37		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
14:35		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
14:32	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup	53-51
14:07		Kellen Amos misses three point jump shot
14:07		Emory Lanier offensive rebound
14:07		Emory Lanier misses two point layup
14:05		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
14:00		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover
13:50		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
13:49		Owls offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk (Trae Broadnax assists)	53-53
13:22		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
13:20		Caden Powell defensive rebound
13:11		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Caden Powell's two point dunk
13:09		Tony Toney defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	55-53
12:50	+3	Trae Broadnax makes three point jump shot	55-56
12:21		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
12:21		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
12:20		Emory Lanier shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
12:20	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-56
12:02	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	57-58
11:38	+2	Tony Toney makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	59-58
11:20		Kellen Amos misses two point layup
11:18		Caden Powell offensive rebound
11:17		Caden Powell misses two point layup
11:15		Alem Huseinovic offensive rebound
11:14		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:14	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-59
11:14	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
10:59		Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
10:57		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Kellen Amos makes three point jump shot	59-63
10:20	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	61-63
10:01		Tony Toney shooting foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
10:01		Kellen Amos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:01	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
9:41		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
9:41		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
9:41	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	63-64
9:22		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
9:20		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
9:15		Alem Huseinovic personal foul
9:11		Jacob Dar blocks Christian Coleman's two point jump shot
9:09		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
8:59	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup	65-64
8:24		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
8:22		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
8:22		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
8:22	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
8:10		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
8:08		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
7:50		Christian Coleman blocks Andrew Akuchie's two point jump shot
7:48		Jacob Dar offensive rebound
7:45	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk	65-68
7:41		Blazers 30 second timeout
7:41		TV timeout
7:32		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
7:32		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
7:32		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (offensive goaltending)
7:32		TV timeout
7:13		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
7:11		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
7:06		Denver Anglin personal foul
6:48		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
6:46		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
6:29		Christian Coleman personal foul
6:27		Kellen Amos turnover (bad pass) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
6:23	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	68-68
6:07		Kellen Amos turnover (bad pass)
5:49		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:47		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
5:47		Caden Powell blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point jump shot
5:45		Blazers offensive rebound
5:37		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:35		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
5:31		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
5:31		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
5:31		Caden Powell personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-68
5:31	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-68
5:15	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point layup	70-70
4:59	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	73-70
4:59		Blazers 30 second timeout
4:40		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
4:38		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
4:33		Jacob Dar blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
4:31		Blazers offensive rebound
4:15	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	75-70
4:03	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Andrew Akuchie assists)	75-72
4:03		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-73
3:47		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
3:45		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
3:45		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
3:43		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Kellen Amos assists)	75-75
3:39		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-76
3:29	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	77-76
3:14	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Jacob Dar assists)	77-78
2:48		Caden Powell shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
2:48	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-78
2:48		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:48		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	78-80
2:03		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
2:01		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
1:48	+3	Kellen Amos makes three point jump shot	78-83
1:45		Owls 30 second timeout
1:37	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	81-83
1:09		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-84
1:09	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-85
1:02	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	84-85
0:44	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point layup	84-87
0:41		Owls 30 second timeout
0:29		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-87
0:29	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-87
0:17		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-88
0:17	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-89
0:05		Jacob Dar shooting foul (Tyren Moore draws the foul)
0:05		Tyren Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:05	+1	Tyren Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 3	87-89
0:05	+1	Tyren Moore makes regular free throw 3 of 3	88-89
0:05		Caden Powell personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-89
0:05	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-89
0:05		Blazers 60 second timeout
0:01		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
0:01		Kellen Amos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Kellen Amos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:00		Blazers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blazers defensive rebound