Good evening from Bartow Arena, where the UAB basketball team opens the 2023-2024 season against reigning Missouri Valley Conference champion Bradley. The Blazers are a 4.5-point favorite against Bradley in a 7 p.m. tipoff on ESPN+.

UAB is coming off its most productive season under head coach Andy Kennedy, finishing with a 29-10 overall record and a second-place finish in the NIT. Meanwhile, Bradley wrapped up the 2022-2023 season at 25-10 overall and MVC regular-season champions but fell to Drake in the conference tournament final.

— UAB wins the tip but Bradley is the first to crack the scoreboard with back-to-back 3-pointers from Connor Hickman and Duke Deen.

PREGAME

UAB lineup: G Eric Gaines, G Alejandro Vasquez, G Tony Toney, F Javian Davis, F Yaxel Lendeborg

Bradley lineup: G Connor Hickman, G Duke Deen, F Ahmet Jonovic, F Malevy Leons, F Darius Hannah