MBB Overcomes Slow Start to Down Jacksonville

Wednesday, November 30

Birmingham, Ala.

6:30 p.m.

UAB

-61,00 CUSA

Jacksonville

3-2,0-0ASUN

Jacksonville

UAB

Photo by: Brantley Bargerhuff

MBB Overcomes Slow Start to Down Jacksonville

11/30/2022 11:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

BIRMINGHAM – UAB men's basketball (6-1) overcame a slow start to take down Jacksonville (3-2) by a score of 80-61. Jordan Walker led all scorers with 26 points after starting the game 1-for-9 from the field.

The Blazers fell behind early as Kevion Nolan gave the Dolphins an early 12-6 lead, scoring eight of Jacksonville's 12 points. Eric Gaines got the Blazers offense going with another highlight-reel dunk, getting UAB back into the game. The lead changed hands three times until Ty Brewer helped the Blazers take control.

The younger Brewer brother scored 12 of UAB's 14 points to give the Blazers a five-point advantage at 26-21. He finished in double figures for the second consecutive game.

UAB scored the final nine points of the first half, capped off by a Jordan Walker three pointer with just a few seconds remaining on the clock. The three pointer gave the Blazers their first double-digit lead of the night at 37-26.

The Blazers picked up where they left off in the first half, opening the second half on a 13-3 run to stretch the lead out to 50-29.

The Dolphins wrestled the UAB lead to 13 late in the second half, but that would be the closest that it would get. Jordan Walker and Eric Gaines knocked down threes on back-to-back possessions to put the game back out of reach.

NOTES

The Blazers are only the second team to score at least 80 points during Jordan Mincy's tenure at Jacksonville.
Jordan Mincy is the younger brother of UAB Hall of Famer Jerome Mincy.
Jordan Walker knocked down a season-high six threes in the game. He has scored at least 25 points in four of his six appearances this season,
Eric Gaines scored 15 points and dished out six assists while matching his season low with only one turnover.
Gaines has recorded six or more assists in four games this season.
Ty Brewer finished with 14 points and four rebounds. He is averaging 15 points per game while shooting .750 from the field over the last two games.
Trey Jemison grabbed 13 rebounds, his highest total since Feb. 6, 2021 vs. UTEP.

ANDY KENNEDY ON THE WIN
"When we scheduled this game, I thought it would be good for the old-timers here, myself included, to get some old Sun Belt teams back on the schedule and they're good. They're predicted to be in the top of their league, the ASUN. They were good last year, they lost in the championship game with a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament. [Jacksonville Head Coach] Jordan Mincy is the younger brother of Jerome Mincy, whose jersey hangs in our banners here."

UP NEXT
The Blazers will face off with in-state rival South Alabama in Bartow Arena on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.

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