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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at UAB Blazers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
16-9, 4-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 71
UAB Blazers
14-13, 11-4 Home

UAB edges Western Kentucky 71-66

Denzell Watts had 12 points for UAB (14-13, 10-4 Conference USA). Hakeem Baxter scored 10 and Chris Cokley added 10 points and 10 boards.

UAB trailed 38-35 five minutes into the second half, but runs of 10 and nine points stretched the lead to 16 with 5:31 to go.

Western Kentucky closed to six with 2:35 after an eight-point spurt, and Aleksej Rostov's 3-pointer made it a three-point game with 35 seconds left.

Norton made a pair from the line to push it back to five, and on the next possession WKU's Chris Harrison-Docks missed a 3-pointer. Cokley and Watts both made free throws to seal it.

The Hilltoppers led by 10 in the first half, but UAB closed on a 9-2 spurt to trail 31-28 at the break.

T.J. Price led Western Kentucky (16-9, 9-4) with 22 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 71
2nd 0:02 UAB Defensive Rebound. 66 - 71
2nd 0:02 Chris Harrison-Docks missed Jumper. 66 - 71
2nd 0:07 Denzell Watts made Free Throw. 66 - 71
2nd 0:07 UAB Deadball Team Rebound. 66 - 70

Statistics

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23-59 FG 21-54
39 Field Goal % 39
7-21 3PT 7-19
33 Three Point % 37
13-22 FT 22-26
59 Free Throw % 85
35 Rebounds 39
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 28
10 Assists 13
4 Steals 4
2 Blocks 9
10 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 14
2 Fast Break Points 6
26 Points in Paint 22
24 Fouls 16

Game Information

Venue: Bartow Arena

Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,892 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 30-8
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25
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