UAB MBB Falls in NIT Championship Game

Thursday, March 30

Las Vegas, Nev.

8:40 p.m.

UAB

-2910,146 CUSA

North Texas

-317,164 CUSA

UAB

North Texas

UAB MBB Falls in NIT Championship Game

3/31/2023 1:08:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LAS VEGAS – UAB men's basketball (29-10, 14-6 C-USA) fell, 68-61, in the National Invitation Tournament championship game to North Texas (31-7, 16-4 C-USA). The Blazers finish the season with a program-record 29 wins and UAB's first-ever appearance in the NIT championship game.

North Texas jumped ahead early, scoring the first seven points of the game. The Mean Green led 12-4 after the first five minutes following a Tyree Eady layup.

The Blazers worked their way back into the game to cut it to three after a pair of Ledarrius Brewer free throws. However, North Texas closed the half on a 9-2 run to lead 37-27 at the half.

In the second half, the Blazers got right back of the game. KJ Buffen knocked down a pair of threes and Jordan Walker added five points over the first three minutes of the half to cut the UNT lead to 41-38.

UAB took its first lead of the night after Javian Davis scored and drew a foul for a three-point play to make it 47-45. Walker added a layup to make it 49-45, the Blazers' largest lead of the night.

North Texas led by one with six minutes to go but extended its lead to six over the next 2:30 to take control. Following that stretch, the Blazers were not able to cut it to a one-possession game. Tylor Perry hit a stepback jumper with 23 seconds on the clock to put the game away.

NOTES

The Blazers finish with a program record 29 wins.
Trey Jemison set a new program record with 329 rebounds this season.
Jordan Walker finishes the season with a program-record 22.3 points per game and 736 points.
His 135 three-point field goals rank second in UAB history for a single season.
Tavin Lovan wraps up his UAB career with 164 games played, the most in program history.
UAB tied its own record of 276 three-point field goals in a season, while attempting the most in program history.

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