NCAA Basketball

UAB Blazers (29-9)


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vs. SouMis
W 88-60
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vs. Mor
W 77-59
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@ Vandy
W 67-59
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vs. UtVaU
W 88-86
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UAB tops Utah Valley, sets up Conference USA showdown in NIT

LAS VEGAS (AP) Ty Brewer had a career-high 30 points with 12 rebounds and five steals, Eric Gaines scored seven of his 13 points in overtime and UAB beat Utah Valley 88-86 on Tuesday night to set up an all-Conference USA final in the NIT.

UAB (29-9) will face North Texas for the fourth time this season on Thursday for the NIT championship. UAB lost to North Texas twice in the regular season before winning 76-69 on March 10 to advance to its second straight conference tournament championship game.

Gaines scored UAB’s opening five points of overtime and Trey Jemison added a putback for an 81-76 lead. Gaines also made a contested shot in the lane to make it 83-78.

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Leaders
Points: J. Walker22.3
Rebounds: T. Jemison8.5
Assists: E. Gaines4.4
FG%: J. Walker40.3%
FT%: J. Walker86.2%
3P%: J. Walker37.8%
Steals: E. Gaines1.9
Blocks: T. Jemison1.8
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Houston33-4
2 Alabama31-6
3 Purdue29-6
4 Marquette29-7
5 Kansas28-8
6 UCLA31-6
7 Texas29-9
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 Virginia25-8
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Conference USA Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
25 Florida Atlantic 18-2 35-3
North Texas 16-4 30-7
UAB 14-6 29-9
Middle Tennessee 11-9 19-14
Charlotte 9-11 22-14
Rice 8-12 19-16
Western Kentucky 8-12 17-16
FIU 8-12 14-18
Louisiana Tech 7-13 15-18
UTEP 7-13 14-18
UTSA 4-16 10-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 81.3 (10)
Rebounds: 13.5 (6)
Assists: 14.3 (94)
FG%: 45.3% (136)
FT%: 74.0% (92)
3P%: 35.6% (99)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 70.3 (188)
Rebounds: 27.7 (19)
Assists: 12.3 (153)
FG%: 41.0% (42)
FT%: 72.4% (236)
3P%: 31.4% (53)
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