The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Bartow Arena
2 p.m.
UAB
18-13, 10-8
64
vs
50
Old Dominion
23-8, 13-5
1
2
F
Old Dominion
32
18
50
UAB
37
27
64
Men's Basketball Defeats First Place Old Dominion 64-50
3/9/2019 5:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – Lewis Sullivan and Jalen Perry combined for 36 points and 15 rebounds as UAB defeated first place Old Dominion 64-50 on Saturday afternoon at Bartow Arena.
Tavin Lovan added 11 points and Jeremiah Bell 10 in the win. Makhtar Gueye pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for the Blazers (18-13, 10-8 C-USA).
Ahmad Caver scored a game-high 21 points for ODU (23-8, 13-5 C-USA).
The 1sthalf started off with two ties and six lead changes in the game's first nine minutes. A 3-pointer by Xavier Green gave the Monarchs a 13-11 lead at the 11:05 mark, which grew to six points with 7:35 remaining.
UAB would answer with a 14-6 run over the next 4:28 to recapture the lead at 29-27 at 3:07. The lead would switch hands twice in the next two possessions before Bell's jumper at 2:22 put the Blazers ahead for good. Perry's alley-oop to Zack Bryant closed out the 1sthalf scoring with UAB leading 37-32.
ODU had a chance to tie the contest midway through the 2nd half but Caver missed the and-1 which kept UAB ahead 45-44. The Blazers defense held the Monarchs to one field goal over the next 5:23 and built a double-digit lead capped by Bell's 3-pointer that made the score 58-48 with 4:20 remaining.
The Blazers held C-USA's sixth leading scorer B.J. Stith to seven pointson 3-of-14 shooting, 11 below his season average. UAB won the battle of the boards 41-35 and had 32 points in the paint to ODU's 18.
Next up is the 2019 Conference USA Championship beginning on Wednesday. Be sure to check Twitter for the official bracket when it is released later tonight.
GAME NOTES
Tavin Lovan added 11 points and Jeremiah Bell 10 in the win. Makhtar Gueye pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for the Blazers (18-13, 10-8 C-USA).
Ahmad Caver scored a game-high 21 points for ODU (23-8, 13-5 C-USA).
The 1sthalf started off with two ties and six lead changes in the game's first nine minutes. A 3-pointer by Xavier Green gave the Monarchs a 13-11 lead at the 11:05 mark, which grew to six points with 7:35 remaining.
UAB would answer with a 14-6 run over the next 4:28 to recapture the lead at 29-27 at 3:07. The lead would switch hands twice in the next two possessions before Bell's jumper at 2:22 put the Blazers ahead for good. Perry's alley-oop to Zack Bryant closed out the 1sthalf scoring with UAB leading 37-32.
ODU had a chance to tie the contest midway through the 2nd half but Caver missed the and-1 which kept UAB ahead 45-44. The Blazers defense held the Monarchs to one field goal over the next 5:23 and built a double-digit lead capped by Bell's 3-pointer that made the score 58-48 with 4:20 remaining.
The Blazers held C-USA's sixth leading scorer B.J. Stith to seven pointson 3-of-14 shooting, 11 below his season average. UAB won the battle of the boards 41-35 and had 32 points in the paint to ODU's 18.
Next up is the 2019 Conference USA Championship beginning on Wednesday. Be sure to check Twitter for the official bracket when it is released later tonight.
GAME NOTES
- The Blazers finish 11-5 at Bartow this season
- Gueye's previous career-high in rebounds was 13 (twice, the last coming against UNT)
- Lovan set a career-high with seven free throws
- This was the fourth time this season UAB held an opponent to 50 points or less
- The Blazers lead the series 21-12 and 4-3 in C-USA play
- Senior Wil Bathurst made his first start as a Blazer and scored UAB's first 3-pointer of the game
- Sullivan has scored in double-figures in seven straight games and 10 of the last 11
Team Stats
ODU
UAB
FG%
.304
.408
3FG%
.318
.286
FT%
.529
.741
RB
35
41
TO
11
11
STL
2
4
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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