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FINAL
Feb 25, 2023

Game Recap

Gaines scores 17 as UAB beats Western Kentucky 72-60. Eric Gaines' 17 points off of the bench helped lead UAB to a 72-60 victory against Western Kentucky on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
UAB333972
WKU293160
Uab Blazers logoUABMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Ty Brewer193-80-20-00130026
5KJ Buffen314-81-30-27300029
55Trey Jemison III304-60-02-4101000210
3Tavin Lovan336-90-02-354200314
10Jordan Walker362-102-82-21230208
0Javian Davis113-60-02-25000228
24Efrem Johnson30-20-10-00000000
12Tony Toney60-30-10-00000000
4Eric Gaines277-142-41-233211217
2Ledarrius Brewer40-00-00-00100000
TOTAL29-6643.9%5-1926.3%9-1560.0%311510151372
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp314-50-01-26006039
3Jairus Hamilton307-113-53-450003320
20Dayvion McKnight392-90-10-04610614
11Dontaie Allen313-111-73-431000210
13Emmanuel Akot304-91-40-07200319
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.131-30-02-23100004
1Fallou Diagne20-00-00-00000010
4Khristian Lander100-20-10-01200120
2Jordan Rawls142-60-20-00100104
TOTAL23-5641.1%5-2025.0%9-1275.0%291316141360

Play-by-Play

1st halfuabwku
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:46) Tavin Lovan missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:43) Trey Jemison Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:43) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:43) Trey Jemison missed Free Throw.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:43) UAB Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:43) Trey Jemison missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:42) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:25) Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:23) Tavin Lovan Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (19:09) Ty Brewer made Layup.
    20
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:44) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:40) Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:36) Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    22
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (18:16) Tavin Lovan made Layup.
    42
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (17:59) Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    45
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:44) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:40) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:37) Jairus Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    47
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:14) Tavin Lovan missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:11) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:05) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:01) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:53) Jordan Walker Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:53) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:39) Foul on KJ Buffen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:39) Jairus Hamilton missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:39) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (16:39) Jairus Hamilton made Free Throw.
    48
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:18) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:16) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:00) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (15:57) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (15:46) KJ Buffen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:42) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:27) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • (15:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (15:13) Eric Gaines missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:13) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:00) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (14:47) Trey Jemison made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Walker.
    68
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:28) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:25) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:04) Eric Gaines missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:04) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:01) Eric Gaines Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:00) Eric Gaines missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:00) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:56) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (13:56) Foul on Ty Brewer.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (13:48) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
    611
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (13:27) Javian Davis Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:10) Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
    613
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (12:56) Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
    813
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:56) Foul on Jamarion Sharp.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (12:56) Javian Davis made Free Throw.
    913
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:26) Tyrone Marshall missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:22) Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:04) Foul on Dayvion McKnight.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:58) Foul on Fallou Diagne.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:58) Eric Gaines missed Free Throw.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:58) UAB Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (11:58) Eric Gaines made Free Throw.
    1013
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:45) Foul on Javian Davis.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:45) Javian Davis Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:32) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:32) Eric Gaines Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (11:27) Eric Gaines made Layup.
    1213
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:11) Jairus Hamilton made Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    1215
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:50) Javian Davis missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:50) Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (10:50) Javian Davis made Layup.
    1415
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:50) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (10:50) Javian Davis made Free Throw.
    1515
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:33) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:29) Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +3 (10:26) Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
    1815
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:06) Foul on Tavin Lovan.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:51) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:48) Dayvion McKnight Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:47) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:47) Ty Brewer Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (9:28) Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by Ty Brewer.
    2015
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:16) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:16) Ty Brewer Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (9:12) Ty Brewer made Dunk.
    2215
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:12) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:58) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (8:38) Efrem Johnson missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:38) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:23) Tyrone Marshall missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:21) Tyrone Marshall Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (8:21) Foul on KJ Buffen.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (8:21) Tyrone Marshall made Free Throw.
    2216
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (8:21) Tyrone Marshall made Free Throw.
    2217
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (8:09) Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (8:06) Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:55) Ty Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:52) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:52) Foul on Eric Gaines.
  • (7:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:23) Dontaie Allen made Dunk.
    2219
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:04) Ty Brewer missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:59) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (6:46) Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
    2222
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (6:20) Eric Gaines missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:17) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:56) Jamarion Sharp missed Dunk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:51) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:51) Jamarion Sharp made Layup.
    2224
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (5:26) KJ Buffen missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (5:20) Eric Gaines Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (5:20) Eric Gaines made Layup.
    2424
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:11) Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (5:07) KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:54) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:54) KJ Buffen missed Free Throw.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:54) UAB Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:54) KJ Buffen missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:52) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:35) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:35) Jordan Walker Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:29) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:25) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:02) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:59) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:40) Tony Toney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:33) Tavin Lovan Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (3:33) Tavin Lovan made Layup.
    2624
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:10) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:10) Jordan Walker Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:06) Jordan Walker missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:03) Emmanuel Akot Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:45) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (2:42) KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (2:35) Tony Toney missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:33) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:30) Jairus Hamilton made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    2626
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (2:18) UAB Timeout
  • (2:18) Official TV Timeout
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (2:08) Ty Brewer made Jumper. Assisted by Tavin Lovan.
    2826
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:51) Foul on Trey Jemison.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:51) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (1:51) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:38) Ty Brewer missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:34) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:23) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
    2829
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +3 (1:10) Eric Gaines made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavin Lovan.
    3129
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:36) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (0:33) UAB Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (0:10) Javian Davis missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (0:04) Tavin Lovan Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (0:04) Tavin Lovan made Layup.
    3329
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:00) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (0:00) Ty Brewer Steal.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points60
29-66(43.9%)Field Goal(%)23-56(41.1%)
5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)5-20(25%)
9-15(60%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75%)
37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)
15Assists13
10Steals1
1Blocks6
7Turnovers14
13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
16Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 8:00 PM
E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY
attendance: 5,623 (74.7%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: UAB -6.5
over/under: 151.5