The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Wednesday, January 3
Bartow Arena
6:00 PM
UAB
65
vs
63
Memphis
Wild Ending Sees UAB Defeat Memphis, 65-63
1/3/2024 9:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM – Maddie Walsh's 3-pointer with less than a minute to go lifted the UAB women's basketball team to a 65-63 victory over Memphis on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena.
Following Walsh's triple with 38 seconds remaining which broke a 59-59 tie, UAB got a defensive stop and Jade Weathersby made both free throws to give UAB a 64-59 lead with :25 remaining.
On the following Memphis possession, Mia Moore secured a defensive rebound and was intentionally fouled very hard which resulted in both teams having players ejected for leaving the bench and Moore receiving a technical foul in the scuffle.
Memphis made both free throws to make the score 64-61 and then missed the game-tying 3-pointer with three seconds remaining. However, Memphis got the offensive rebound and put-back to make the score 64-63 with .5 left. UAB went 1-of-2 at the line and Memphis advanced the ball following a timeout with .2 remaining, but the Blazers were able to deny the out-of-bounds alley-oop attempt to hold on for the 2-point victory.
Denim DeShields led the Blazers with 20 points and Mia Moore tallied her eighth double-double of the season with a monster night on the glass, scoring 15 points and grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds. Maddie Walsh added 11 points and has now been in double figure scoring three straight games and five of her last six.
Memphis received 22 points from Madison Griggs and 17 points and 20 rebounds from Alasia Smith. The Tigers out-rebounded UAB 55-43 and had 27 offensive rebounds but were only able to score 16 second chance points.
UAB is now 11-3 overall and 2-0 in league play while Memphis drops to 4-9 and 0-2 in the AAC.
The two teams were deadlocked at 13-13 after the first quarter. Moore led the way for the Blazers with eight points and five rebounds in the first 10 minutes.
UAB outscored the Tigers by four in the second quarter and took a 31-27 lead in the break. The first half featured six ties and eight lead changes with UAB shooting 38 percent from the floor and Memphis 28 percent. The Tigers had 20 of their 27 points in the paint.
DeShields took over in the third quarter by scoring nine points and Molly Moffitt's bucket at the buzzer gave the Blazers a 51-43 advantage entering the fourth.
The Tigers scored the first six points of the fourth quarter and cut the Blazers' lead to 51-49, however, Moore scored a jumper and DeShields made a pair at the line to end the run and get the lead back to six at 55-49 with 5:50 left.
Memphis outscored UAB 10-4 over the next four minutes, but that is when Walsh hit a clutch corner three with less than a minute to go and the Blazers would hold on for the victory.
UAB now hits the road for games at Charlotte (Jan. 7) and at East Carolina (Jan. 10).
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, be sure to following @UAB_WBBALL on Twitter and Instagram.
Following Walsh's triple with 38 seconds remaining which broke a 59-59 tie, UAB got a defensive stop and Jade Weathersby made both free throws to give UAB a 64-59 lead with :25 remaining.
On the following Memphis possession, Mia Moore secured a defensive rebound and was intentionally fouled very hard which resulted in both teams having players ejected for leaving the bench and Moore receiving a technical foul in the scuffle.
Memphis made both free throws to make the score 64-61 and then missed the game-tying 3-pointer with three seconds remaining. However, Memphis got the offensive rebound and put-back to make the score 64-63 with .5 left. UAB went 1-of-2 at the line and Memphis advanced the ball following a timeout with .2 remaining, but the Blazers were able to deny the out-of-bounds alley-oop attempt to hold on for the 2-point victory.
Denim DeShields led the Blazers with 20 points and Mia Moore tallied her eighth double-double of the season with a monster night on the glass, scoring 15 points and grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds. Maddie Walsh added 11 points and has now been in double figure scoring three straight games and five of her last six.
Memphis received 22 points from Madison Griggs and 17 points and 20 rebounds from Alasia Smith. The Tigers out-rebounded UAB 55-43 and had 27 offensive rebounds but were only able to score 16 second chance points.
UAB is now 11-3 overall and 2-0 in league play while Memphis drops to 4-9 and 0-2 in the AAC.
The two teams were deadlocked at 13-13 after the first quarter. Moore led the way for the Blazers with eight points and five rebounds in the first 10 minutes.
UAB outscored the Tigers by four in the second quarter and took a 31-27 lead in the break. The first half featured six ties and eight lead changes with UAB shooting 38 percent from the floor and Memphis 28 percent. The Tigers had 20 of their 27 points in the paint.
DeShields took over in the third quarter by scoring nine points and Molly Moffitt's bucket at the buzzer gave the Blazers a 51-43 advantage entering the fourth.
The Tigers scored the first six points of the fourth quarter and cut the Blazers' lead to 51-49, however, Moore scored a jumper and DeShields made a pair at the line to end the run and get the lead back to six at 55-49 with 5:50 left.
Memphis outscored UAB 10-4 over the next four minutes, but that is when Walsh hit a clutch corner three with less than a minute to go and the Blazers would hold on for the victory.
UAB now hits the road for games at Charlotte (Jan. 7) and at East Carolina (Jan. 10).
For more information on the UAB women's basketball team, be sure to following @UAB_WBBALL on Twitter and Instagram.
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