UAB Blazers at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson scores 17 to help West Virginia beat UAB 81-70
Joe Toussaint had 14 points and three steals and Tre Mitchell had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for West Virginia (8-2).
Jordan Walker and Javian Davis scored 19 points apiece for UAB (7-2). The Blazers, the preseason favorite in Conference USA, were playing their first road game.
Walker hit two 3-pointers and a pull-up jumper during a 10-0 run and UAB overcame an 11-point deficit to take a 47-45 lead with 14:33 remaining. But the Blazers never led again.
Toussaint blocked Walker’s layup on a fast break and Johnson saved the ball from going out of bounds to start a fast break going the other way. Mitchell followed with a 3-pointer for a 57-51 lead with 10:49 remaining.
Mo Wague’s layup gave the Mountaineers their largest lead, 79-64 with 3:04 remaining.
Matthews hurt his left knee when he landed awkwardly after catching an inbounds pass in the game’s first minute. He went to the locker room but returned and hit three first-half 3-pointers.
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UAB returns home for a matchup with South Carolina on Wednesday
West Virginia is off until a home game against Buffalo on Dec. 18
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Javian Davis made Free Throw. | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Javian Davis made Free Throw. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Foul on Joe Toussaint. | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 81 |
Statistics
 UAB |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 27-54 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 11-18 | FT | 22-25 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 12,182 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 34-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-7 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |