UAB Scores 101 in Win Over Cleveland State

Wednesday, December 17

Birmingham, Ala.

6:30 PM

UAB

8-4,0-0American

101

Cleveland State

4-9,0-2Horizon

Cleveland St.

UAB

101

UAB Scores 101 in Win Over Cleveland State

12/17/2025 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Presser

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB Men's Basketball team (8-4) beat Cleveland State (4-9) on Wednesday night in Bartow Arena 101-77. UAB was led by Chance Westry who had 31 points and six assists on 12-of-15 shooting. Three other Blazers were in triple figures including Evan Chatman (17) Daniel Rivera (17) and Ahmad Robinson (11).

Cleveland State was led by Chevalier Emery who scored 23 points and Dayan Nessah who scored 18.

Game Notes

The Blazers shot 56.1% from the field, the best mark this season.
UAB turned the ball over just seven times, tied for the fewest this year.
The Blazers blocked six Cleveland State shots while not being stuffed once, the largest block margin this season.
Chance Westry's 31 points are the most by a Blazer this season and the most since Jordan Walker's 32 vs North Texas on 3/10/23.
Westry's career-high point total was set on a career-high 12 made field goals. Westry also tied his career-high with a pair of blocks.
Ari Gooch set a career high in rebounds with three boards.
Cleveland State started 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Eight players recorded a rebound in the first half for UAB.
UAB had 13 offensive rebounds compared to Cleveland State's five.
Evan Chatman set a career-high with 17 points on a career-high six made field goals.
Chatman's four made three-pointers were a career high.
Lance Carr made his fifth career appearance in green and gold, recording his first career block and made free throw.
UAB outscored Cleveland State 59-40 in the second half.
UAB shot 56% from the field (37-for-66), 38% from three (8-for-21), and 66% from the free-throw line (19-for-29).

How it Happened

Cleveland State started the scoring with four straight points in the paint [0-4].
Salim London continued his scoring ways when he made an early three-pointer [5-4]. He hit three from behind the arc in the last game against Troy.
UAB got out to a four-point lead when Chance Westry scored four straight [19-15].
A 6-0 run by the Vikings gave them a two-point lead [19-21].
Cleveland State went on another run, this time it was a 9-0 run, including a banked three at the 5:45 mark [27-32].
London concluded a 7-0 UAB run with a foul and the bucket [32-30].
UAB ended the first half scoring on a perfectly executed dunk by Daniel Rivera, giving the Blazers a five-point lead at the break [42-37].
Ari Gooch hustled for the ball on a defensive play that led to an Ahmad Robinson layup for UAB's largest lead of the game thus far [52-44].
Ahmad Robinson scored his seventh point of the half at the 13:41 mark, giving UAB a 10-point lead [57-47].
Evan Chatman went on a 12-point scoring run on his own with three shots made from behind the arc [73-59].
Chance Westry took over the game in the second half when he went past two defenders and scored [82-64].
Back-to-back dunks by Rivera and Westry extended UAB's lead to 22 with 6:16 to go [86-64].
The Blazers went on to outscore the Vikings 15-13 to finish the game.
Final score: UAB 101, Cleveland State 77