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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at UAB Blazers

· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
18-15, 3-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 77
UAB Blazers
26-6, 16-0 Home

Western Kentucky shocks top seed UAB 88-77 in CUSA quarters

Justin Johnson added 14 points and matched his career-high with 15 rebounds for the Hilltoppers (18-15), who play Old Dominion in the semifinals on Friday.

Reggie Brown had 23 points for the Blazers (26-7), the defending tournament champions.

Western Kentucky led 39-28 at the half and pushed it to 21 when Edmond made two free throws with 8:28 to play.

Each time UAB surged, the Hilltoppers answered, thanks to 52 percent (29 of 56) shooting and a 50-28 rebounding advantage. They also went 23 of 33 from the foul line while the Blazers shot 40 percent from the field, including 7 of 32 on 3-pointers, and were just 12 of 20 from the line.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 77
2nd 0:13 Thomas Smallwood made Jumper. 88 - 77
2nd 0:16 Thomas Smallwood Offensive Rebound. 88 - 75
2nd 0:16 Denzell Watts missed Three Point Jumper. 88 - 75
2nd 0:20 Denzell Watts Steal. 88 - 75

Statistics

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29-56 FG 29-73
52 Field Goal % 40
7-21 3PT 7-32
33 Three Point % 22
23-33 FT 12-20
70 Free Throw % 60
50 Rebounds 28
14 Offensive Rebounds 13
36 Defensive Rebounds 15
13 Assists 11
3 Steals 8
2 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 5
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 4
36 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 25
21 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
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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