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FINAL
Mar 14, 2023

Game Recap

Buffen scores 26, UAB tops Southern Miss 88-60 in NIT opener. KJ Buffen scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help UAB beat Southern Miss 88-60 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the NIT.

Box Score

12T
USM382260
UAB414788
Southern Miss Golden Eagles logoSOUTHERN MISSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5DeAndre Pinckney335-111-64-422305315
4Denijay Harris253-80-00-09200206
22Felipe Haase343-91-60-05722557
3Mo Arnold200-60-20-03110110
1Austin Crowley314-123-82-242106213
0Tyler Morman120-10-00-02110010
25Marcelo Perez40-00-00-00200300
55Tate Ryder10-00-00-10000000
14Trey Alfonso10-00-00-00000000
20Jeffery Armstrong20-00-00-00000000
15Donovan Ivory163-50-20-01200126
12Nico Aguirre214-93-82-221100113
TOTAL22-6136.1%8-3225.0%8-988.9%282092231560
Uab Blazers logoUABMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5KJ Buffen3311-211-43-5123002126
55Trey Jemison III307-90-00-160030014
4Eric Gaines282-70-11-15630515
3Tavin Lovan142-60-02-23210136
10Jordan Walker314-113-85-622204416
22Seth Sigmon10-00-00-00000000
15Ty Brewer112-40-20-05020314
0Javian Davis100-10-02-21001112
24Efrem Johnson91-21-20-01100203
30Ryan Donohoo10-00-00-00000000
12Tony Toney71-20-00-03000102
21Jon Coleman10-00-00-00000010
2Ledarrius Brewer244-82-60-162200110
TOTAL34-7147.9%7-2330.4%13-1872.2%4416104191388

Play-by-Play

1st halfusmuab
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +3 (19:39) Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper.
    03
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (19:20) DeAndre Pinckney Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:20) Eric Gaines Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:14) KJ Buffen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (19:11) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (19:03) Foul on Eric Gaines.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (19:03) Austin Crowley made Free Throw.
    13
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (19:03) Austin Crowley made Free Throw.
    23
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:42) Tavin Lovan missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:36) Tavin Lovan Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:36) Tavin Lovan missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:35) Tavin Lovan Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (18:35) Tavin Lovan made Layup.
    25
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (18:31) Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (18:24) Denijay Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (18:24) Denijay Harris Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:24) Tavin Lovan Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (18:18) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (18:15) Austin Crowley Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (18:12) Mo Arnold Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:54) Trey Jemison missed
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:47) KJ Buffen Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (17:47) KJ Buffen made Dunk.
    27
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (17:28) Felipe Haase Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:28) Eric Gaines Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:21) Eric Gaines Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (17:07) DeAndre Pinckney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (17:05) UAB Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:47) KJ Buffen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (16:42) DeAndre Pinckney Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:34) Foul on Tavin Lovan.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (16:34) DeAndre Pinckney made Free Throw.
    37
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +1 (16:34) DeAndre Pinckney made Free Throw.
    47
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:25) Jordan Walker Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (16:25) Mo Arnold Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:25) Foul on Jordan Walker.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (16:16) Austin Crowley missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:11) Ty Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (16:09) Eric Gaines Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (15:46) Felipe Haase made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Ivory.
    67
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (15:27) Trey Jemison made Layup. Assisted by Ledarrius Brewer.
    69
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (15:09) DeAndre Pinckney made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Ivory.
    89
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:48) KJ Buffen missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (14:45) Denijay Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (14:36) Mo Arnold missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (14:31) Denijay Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (14:31) Denijay Harris made Dunk.
    109
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (14:16) Jordan Walker Turnover.
  • (14:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (14:03) Donovan Ivory made Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    129
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (13:48) Ledarrius Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (13:45) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (13:37) Denijay Harris Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (13:21) Javian Davis Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (13:21) Felipe Haase Steal.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (13:07) Austin Crowley Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:50) Jordan Walker Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:50) Nico Aguirre Steal.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:44) Austin Crowley Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:44) Ty Brewer Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:38) Foul on Ty Brewer.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:38) Ty Brewer Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:26) Nico Aguirre missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:20) Donovan Ivory Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:14) Tyler Morman missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:14) Javian Davis Block.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (12:14) Ty Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (12:14) Foul on Donovan Ivory.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:55) Tavin Lovan missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (11:55) Tyler Morman Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:54) Foul on Tavin Lovan.
  • (11:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (11:39) Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:34) KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (11:28) KJ Buffen Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (11:09) Nico Aguirre made Layup. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    149
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (10:50) KJ Buffen made Layup. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.
    1411
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (10:50) Foul on Tyler Morman.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:50) KJ Buffen missed Free Throw.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:48) KJ Buffen Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:39) KJ Buffen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:36) Tony Toney Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:35) Tony Toney missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (10:29) Tony Toney Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (10:29) Tony Toney made Layup.
    1413
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (10:10) Nico Aguirre made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAndre Pinckney.
    1713
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:50) Tony Toney Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (9:50) DeAndre Pinckney Steal.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (9:41) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:41) Trey Jemison Block.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:36) Efrem Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:27) KJ Buffen missed Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (9:27) Felipe Haase Block.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (9:19) Trey Jemison Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (9:19) Trey Jemison made Layup.
    1715
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (9:15) Austin Crowley Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (9:03) KJ Buffen made Layup.
    1717
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (8:48) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (8:44) Austin Crowley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    2017
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (8:43) Southern Miss Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (8:12)
    2019
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (7:53) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:53) Trey Jemison Block.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:49) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:34) KJ Buffen missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (7:31) Austin Crowley Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (7:20) Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by Nico Aguirre.
    2219
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (7:07) Trey Jemison made Layup. Assisted by KJ Buffen.
    2221
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (7:07) Foul on Austin Crowley.
  • (7:07) Official TV Timeout
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (7:07) Trey Jemison missed Free Throw.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (7:05) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (6:47) Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (6:43) Jordan Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (6:43) Jordan Walker Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (6:37) Austin Crowley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (6:34) Ledarrius Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (6:22) KJ Buffen made Jumper.
    2223
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (6:08) Austin Crowley Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (6:08) Ledarrius Brewer Steal.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (6:06) Foul on Felipe Haase.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (6:06) Jordan Walker made Free Throw.
    2224
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (6:06) Jordan Walker made Free Throw.
    2225
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (6:04) Jordan Walker made Free Throw.
    2226
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (6:01) Felipe Haase made Jumper. Assisted by Marcelo Perez.
    2426
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (5:47) Eric Gaines Turnover.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (5:29) DeAndre Pinckney made Jumper. Assisted by Marcelo Perez.
    2626
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +3 (5:07) Ledarrius Brewer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Buffen.
    2629
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:55) Marcelo Perez Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +3 (4:42) Jordan Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
    2632
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:22) Mo Arnold missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:19) KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:15) Foul on Mo Arnold.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:15) KJ Buffen missed Free Throw.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:15) UAB Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +1 (4:15) KJ Buffen made Free Throw.
    2633
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:11) DeAndre Pinckney Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:11) Jordan Walker Steal.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:10) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (4:10) KJ Buffen Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (4:10) KJ Buffen made Layup.
    2635
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:10) Southern Miss Timeout
  • (4:10) Official TV Timeout
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (4:08) Marcelo Perez Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (4:04) Ledarrius Brewer made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Gaines.
    2637
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (3:49) Austin Crowley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    2937
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:31) KJ Buffen missed Layup.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:27) Trey Jemison Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:25) Jordan Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:25) Eric Gaines Offensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:25) Eric Gaines missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (3:25) Southern Miss Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (3:14) Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:11) Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (3:02) Ledarrius Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (2:58) Austin Crowley Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (2:57) Donovan Ivory made Dunk. Assisted by Austin Crowley.
    3137
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (2:36)
    3139
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (2:20) DeAndre Pinckney made Dunk. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    3339
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:51) KJ Buffen missed Layup.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (1:51) Felipe Haase Block.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (1:47) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +2 (1:44) DeAndre Pinckney made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Crowley.
    3539
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:29) Ty Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (1:26) Mo Arnold Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (1:17) DeAndre Pinckney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:14) KJ Buffen Defensive Rebound.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    (1:04) KJ Buffen missed Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (1:00) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (0:50) Felipe Haase Turnover.
  • Uab Blazers logo
    +2 (0:38) Eric Gaines made Layup.
    3541
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (0:08) Denijay Harris missed Jumper.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    (0:03) Denijay Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles logo
    +3 (0:02) Austin Crowley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denijay Harris.
    3841
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

60Points88
22-61(36.1%)Field Goal(%)34-71(47.9%)
8-32(25%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)
8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)
32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)48(19)
20Assists16
9Steals10
2Blocks4
24Turnovers19
15(1)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
5Largest Lead28

Game Details

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · 7:30 PM
Bartow Arena · Birmingham, AL
attendance: 2,237 (26.3%)
spread: UAB -8.5
over/under: 156.5