GAME THREAD: SMU @ UAB

[GHammond]

Sparse crowd….1/3rd full

[PonyPride]

UAB starters
G 4 Eric Gaines
G 10 Alejandro Vasquez
G 24 Efrem Johnson
F 0 Javian Davis
F 3 Yaxel Lendeborg

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 1 Zhuric Phelps
G 3 Chuck Harris
F 10 Samuell Williamson
F 12 Tyreek Smith

[PonyPride]

SMU enters the game at 20-10 overall, 11-6 in AAC games
UAB is 19-11 / 11-6 AAC

[PonyPride]

THE SERIES VS. UAB (3-9): SMU won the first meeting this season 72-69 in Dallas on Feb. 4. This is the first season as American Athletic Conference opponents after playing 10 times as Conference USA mates (2005-13). UAB won seven of the eight Conference USA regular-season meetings. SMU's lone C-USA win came in a 60-56 victory at UAB in 2007. The teams met twice in the C-USA Tournament. The first meeting was a 79-63 SMU win in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 29, 1983.

[PonyPride]

No. 4 seed (and two-round bye in AAC tournament) on the line today

[PonyPride]

Yaxel Lendeborg leads the AAC and is 11th in the country with 10.3 rebounds per game ... and leads five Blazers averaging double-digit scoring at 13.8 points per game.

[PonyPride]

Williamson opens the scoring with a lay-in off an inbound pass under the basket

Mustangs 1 for 5 from the floor early

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UAB's Vasquez and SMU's Phelps hit 3s — 5-5

[PonyPride]

UAB shooting 3 for 7 from the floor
SMU: 3 for 11

[highlander]

According to the broadcast, SMU is 11-6 in the conference but 10-20 overall. That’s quite a feat.

[Charleston Pony]

Zhuric starts 1-6 from the floor including a couple of missed bunnies. Need to shoot well to have any chance today. team now 3-11 early and game tied at 7

[PonyPride]

Phelps fouls Vasquez on a 3
Vasquez hits 3 of 3 free throws
UAB leads, 10-7

[PonyPride]

According to the broadcast, SMU is 11-6 in the conference but 10-20 overall. That’s quite a feat.

[Charleston Pony]

SMU now 4-15 and 1-6 shooting. Fortunately we've been able to take 5 more shots than UAB so far but somebody needs to start making shots

[PonyPride]

SMU holding UAB to 3/10 shooting

UAB holding SMU to 4/16 shooting

UAB 11, SMU 9