Both teams avenged their only recent losses in the semifinals, and now the UAB Blazers and Florida Atlantic Owls face off in the Conference USA Tournament Championship final on Saturday. Both teams jumped out to big early leads Friday but had some tense moments late. Top-seeded FAU (30-3) saw a 16-point lead dwindle but held off Middle Tennessee State to take a 68-65 victory in the early semifinal. No. 3 seed UAB (25-8) came out blazing, starting the gam e on a 22-2, run before closing out a 76-69 victory against North Texas. ' ' '
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