We have a big Conference USA matchup between UAB (17-7 SU, 8-5 CUSA) and North Texas (19-5 SU, 10-3 CUSA) from Denton, Tx., on Thursday at 8pmET.
FAU leads the conference at 12-1, while North Texas is 10-3 and UAB is tied for third with MTSU at 8-5. These teams met on Jan. 21 with North Texas winning on the road 63-52.
UAB has won four straight after losing to Mid Tenn State in overtime on Jan. 16 and North Texas at home on Jan. 21. They beat No. 19 FAU 86-77 on Feb. 2 to halt their 20-game winning streak and defeated FIU 76-72 as a 15.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Blazers may have had a letdown after the FAU win as Trey Jemison led the way with 12 points and 11 rebounds. KJ Buffen added 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. UAB shot 48% from the field, but they were extremely sloppy as they turned the ball over 22 times, including eight from Jordan Walker.
Trey Jemison?? pic.twitter.com/gqCYWoFcT6
— UAB Men's Basketball (@UAB_MBB) February 4, 2023
The Blazers are like their nickname. They love to run and lead C-USA with 81.9 points per game, while allowing 76.8 points. They are about average in most shooting numbers, ranking seventh in the 11-team league in three-point shooting (34.6%) and fifth in defending the three (34.6%). They rank second in the league in rebounding margin at 5.5 per game.
Leading UAB in rebounding is Jemison, an old-school center at 6-11, 260, who began his career at Clemson. He's averaging 9.2 points and 8.4 rebounds with 1.8 blocks on 58.6% shooting. Walker leads the team with 22.7 points per game and 4.3 assists on 41.5% shooting (38.1% 3pt).
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