UAB Men’s Basketball Preview: Drake

Friday, December 5

Des Moines, Iowa

6:30 PM

UAB

Drake

UAB Men’s Basketball Preview: Drake

12/4/2025 6:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

DES MOINES, Iowa. - The UAB men's basketball team hits the road for the fourth straight game, taking on the Drake Bulldogs on Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. This matchup is part of a four-game road stretch that began Nov. 24 in Jacksonville, Florida and will conclude on Friday, before a four-game home stand entering conference play on Dec. 31.

UAB (6-3) vs Drake (6-3)
Friday, Dec. 5 | 6:30 p.m. CDT
Des Moines, Iowa

TV: ESPN+
Radio: WJQX 100.5 FM with David Crane
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

LAST TIME OUT

UAB lost a road game at Middle Tennessee 75-61 on Friday of last week.
Ahmad Robinson (12) and Chance Westry (11) both scored in double figures, leading the Blazers.
Jacob Meyer earned MVP honors at the Jacksonville Classic after averaging 20.5 points per game.
Drake is on a winning streak of two, beating Georgia Tech and most recently Western Illinois.
The Bulldogs scored triple digits for the first time this season scoring 108 against Western Illinois on Tuesday night.

SERIES HISTORY

UAB leads the series 1-0. The only meeting was on Dec. 22, 2023.
UAB won in overtime 79-78 on top of a Javian Davis 15 point performance.
The campuses are separated by 837 miles.

GAME NOTES

UAB lost its first game since Nov. 11 against Alabama State, on Friday night against Middle Tennessee.
UAB ranks first in the conference in four different statistical categories (fast break points, rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game, scoring margin, and three point percentage defense).
UAB is 22nd in the country in fast break points per game with 18.33
UAB is 9th in rebounds per game grabbing 44.33 and 6th in offensive rebounds per game with 15.89.
The Blazers are 39th in steals per game (9.4).
Evan Chatman is 22nd in rebounds with 81 total. KyeRon Lindsay-Martin is 19th in offensive rebounds per game with 3.78.
Drake is 27th, nationally, in assist/turnover ratio (1.74).
Andy Kennedy is 2-0 (one win at Ole Miss) against Drake as a head coach.
The Bulldogs also rank highly in scoring defense allowing just 64.4 points per game.

MILESTONE WATCH

Daniel Rivera is 122 points away from 1,000 in his career.
Jacob Meyer sits at 919 career points, just 81 away from 1,000. Meyer has played in 1,953 career minutes, just 47 away from 2,000.
KyeRon Lindsay-Martin sits at 949 career minutes, just 51 away from 1,000.
Andy Kennedy is three wins away from 400 wins as a head coach.

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