Jackson, Walker Career-highs Lead Blazers to 76-65 Victory over Florida Atlantic

Saturday, January 15

Bartow Arena

3 p.m.

UAB

-154,51 CUSA

FLORIDA ATLANTIC

-88,12 CUSA

Fla. Atlantic

UAB

Jackson, Walker Career-highs Lead Blazers to 76-65 Victory over Florida Atlantic

1/15/2022 6:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference Season Stats (Jan. 15)

BIRMINGHAM – Career-high days by Quan Jackson and Jordan Walker powered the UAB men's basketball team to a 76-65 comeback win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Blazers (15-4, 5-1 C-USA) have won 13-straight games in Bartow Arena dating back to the 2020-21 season.

After being tied at 31 after the first half, Florida Atlantic (8-8, 1-2 C-USA) jumped out to seven-point lead to start the second half.

A steal and score by Walker got the Blazers to within one, 51-50 with 7:32 remaining in the contest. Walker continued his scoring run with back-to-back threes to put UAB on top for the first time in the game since the 19:36 mark in the second half. The Blazers never looked back.

The Blazers closed out the final 6:37 of play on a 23-12 run to take the 11-point win.

"What a response," said head coach Andy Kennedy. "Good teams that win a lot of games and we are going to be one of them. They find ways to win games when you are not at your best. We came out of the gates strong, moving the ball and making shots, and then lost our edge a little bit.

"Really proud of our guy's response," added Kennedy. "They (FAU) had us on our heels and we played near-perfect basketball down the stretch."

UAB outscored the Owls 32-28 in the paint and forced 13 Florida Atlantic turnovers resulting in 15 points. Jackson hit a team-high 11 field goals en route to his career-high 29 points. Trey Jemison had a team-high 10 rebounds, while Josh LeBlanc, Sr. had three blocks.

The Blazers travel to Ruston, La. for a matchup with Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Jan. 22. Tipoff from the Thomas Assembly Center is set for 3 p.m. and will air on Stadium.

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