Nicholls State 63, at UAB 70

BIRMINGHAM (Interstat) — Jeremy Elyzee recorded a double-double to lead UAB to a 70-63 victory over Nicholls State in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday at Bartow Arena. Elyzee, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound forward from Hialeah, Fla., who previously attended Pembroke Pines Charter High, finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds and one block in 30 minutes for the Blazers. The visiting Colonels got 14 points and seven rebounds from AJ Dent, but UAB held on down the stretch. UAB improved to 1-1, while Nicholls State fell to 1-1. The announced attendance was 3,419. Nicholls State opened the scoring when… Read more...