UAB MBB Falls to Toledo, 93-85

Friday, November 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

4 p.m.

UAB

-11,00 CUSA

Toledo

2-0,0-0MAC

Team	1	2	F
UAB	46	39	85
Toledo	39	54	93

UAB MBB Falls to Toledo, 93-85

11/11/2022 11:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM – UAB men's basketball (1-1) fell to Toledo (2-0) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia by a score of 93-85 in the Inaugural Barstool Invitational.

The Blazers jumped out to an early 19-8 lead behind eight quick points from Jordan Walker. However, the Rockets responded with a 12-4 run to cut the UAB lead down to just three.

The Rockets tied it up at 25 in the first half, but UAB was able to extend the lead to seven before the end of the half. The Blazers led 46-39 at the break.

Toledo jumped all over the Blazers early in the second half. The Rockets tied it up with a quick 8-0 run before the first media timeout. The run extended to 13-1 and they did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the night.

Toledo's lead extended to 11 with just over one minute remaining in the second half. UAB fought back to cut the lead to just four with 19 seconds left on the clock. The Blazers could not complete the comeback, falling 93-85.

NOTES

Javian Davis recorded his first double-double as a Blazer.
Tavin Lovan moved into 15^th on the UAB all-time scoring list.
KJ Buffen finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Buffen has grabbed double-digit rebounds in each of UAB's first two games.
Five different players finished in double-figures for UAB.
Walker finished with 25 points, four assists and four steals.
Toledo won the turnover battle, forcing 22 UAB turnovers compared to 19.
Three Toledo players finished with over 20 points.
Toledo scored 54 points in the second half are tied for the most allowed in a half during the Andy Kennedy era (UTSA, 2/27/21).

ANDY KENNEDY
"It's hard for solid, mid-majors to get quality opponents in a setting such as this to test yourself early. That along with the platform that this was on was certainly intriguing for us. I wish we would have played better but we learned a lot about ourselves playing a quality opponent such as Toledo. They've got an outstanding team. I thought they did a terrific job, especially in the second half of executing at a different level than we were able to."

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