The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Sunday, January 28
Denton, Texas
2:00 PM
UAB
15-5,6-2AAC
72
at
87
North Texas
17-3,7-1AAC
1
2
3
4
F
UAB
17
13
18
24
72
North Texas
14
26
25
22
87
UAB Falls on the Road at North Texas, 87-72
1/28/2024 8:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – The UAB women's basketball team suffered an 87-72 loss at North Texas on Sunday afternoon in Denton.
The Blazers (15-5, 6-2 AAC) shot 39 percent for the game, but North Texas (17-3, 7-1 AAC) was 56 percent from the floor and UNT now has sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference.
Ashton Elley had a standout game for the Blazers off the bench with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and made 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Mia Moore made 7-of-11 for 15 points, while Demin DeShields also had 15 and Tracey Bershers 11.
However, UAB could not slow down DesiRay Kernal who made 12 of her 15 shots for 28 points to go along with nine rebounds. UNT also received 19 from Tommisha Lampkin and 18 from Dyani Robinson.
The Blazers led for the majority of the first quarter and back-to-back 3-pointers from Ashton Elley and Tracey Bershers gave UAB a 17-14 advantage at the end of the first.
North Texas opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to gain a 21-17 lead and ultimately led 27-23 at the second quarter media timeout. UNT doubled up UAB in the second quarter 26-13 and led by 10 (40-30) at the break.
UNT started the third quarter on a 10-2 run and a layup from Lampkin forced a UAB timeout at the 5:20 mark of the third with UNT leading 50-32. The Mean Green had a 65-48 advantage after three.
The gap was too big for UAB to close in the fourth and the Blazers would only be able to get within 12 in the final quarter as they suffered their second conference loss of the season.
UAB returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at home against Florida Atlantic. Tip is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Blazers (15-5, 6-2 AAC) shot 39 percent for the game, but North Texas (17-3, 7-1 AAC) was 56 percent from the floor and UNT now has sole possession of first place in the American Athletic Conference.
Ashton Elley had a standout game for the Blazers off the bench with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and made 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Mia Moore made 7-of-11 for 15 points, while Demin DeShields also had 15 and Tracey Bershers 11.
However, UAB could not slow down DesiRay Kernal who made 12 of her 15 shots for 28 points to go along with nine rebounds. UNT also received 19 from Tommisha Lampkin and 18 from Dyani Robinson.
The Blazers led for the majority of the first quarter and back-to-back 3-pointers from Ashton Elley and Tracey Bershers gave UAB a 17-14 advantage at the end of the first.
North Texas opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to gain a 21-17 lead and ultimately led 27-23 at the second quarter media timeout. UNT doubled up UAB in the second quarter 26-13 and led by 10 (40-30) at the break.
UNT started the third quarter on a 10-2 run and a layup from Lampkin forced a UAB timeout at the 5:20 mark of the third with UNT leading 50-32. The Mean Green had a 65-48 advantage after three.
The gap was too big for UAB to close in the fourth and the Blazers would only be able to get within 12 in the final quarter as they suffered their second conference loss of the season.
UAB returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at home against Florida Atlantic. Tip is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UAB
UNT
FG%
.388
.561
3FG%
.276
.333
FT%
.750
.833
RB
36
33
TO
18
18
STL
13
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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