NCAAB

UAB Blazers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
UAB Blazers
20-13, 5-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 98
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
23-9, 13-3 Home

Hollingsworth's 22 pts lead W. Kentucky past UAB 98-70

The Hilltoppers (23-9) advance to play second-seeded Old Dominion in a semifinal game Friday. Western Kentucky thoroughly avenged a 101-73 beating at the hands of the Blazers on March 3 to end the regular season.

Darius Thomas scored 20, Justin Johnson and Lamonte Bearden each scored 19 and Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds. Josh Anderson scored 10, Western Kentucky shot 37 of 62 (59.7 percent) from the field and 19 of 22 from the foul line.

After Chris Cokley's 3-pointer put UAB ahead 33-30 with 4:42 before halftime, the Hilltoppers went on a 16-2 run to close the half and stayed ahead the rest of the way. Johnson's layup with 11:47 left extended the lead to 70-50.

Zack Bryant led the Blazers (20-13) with 16 points, Nate Darling scored 12, Cokley and William Lee scored 12 each and Lewis Sullivan added 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 98
2nd 0:03 Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper. 70 - 98
2nd 0:05 Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound. 70 - 96
2nd 0:05 Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper. 70 - 96
2nd 0:33 Lewis Sullivan made Free Throw. 70 - 96

Statistics

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27-59 FG 37-62
46 Field Goal % 60
6-21 3PT 5-14
29 Three Point % 36
10-14 FT 19-22
71 Free Throw % 86
27 Rebounds 34
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
19 Defensive Rebounds 25
11 Assists 13
2 Steals 8
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 14
7 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 46
16 Fouls 14
4 Largest Lead 28

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center At The Star

Location: Frisco, TX
Capacity:

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

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
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