BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Adonis Thomas netted 19 points and Tarik Black had his first double-double of the season as Memphis knocked off Conference USA-foe Alabama-Birmingham 69-53 Saturday night.
Thomas was 9-of-15 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, while Black contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds. Joe Jackson added 17 points and five assists for the Tigers (12-3, 2-0).
Rod Rucker paced the Blazers (8-9, 0-2) with 16 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double this season and third straight. The junior is averaging 17.7 points and 13.3 rebounds over his past three contests.
Memphis dominated on the glass with a 44-34 rebounding advantage.
Both teams struggled beyond the arc, with Memphis connecting on 1 of 12 attempts and UAB going 0 for 13.
Memphis led 19-17 when D.J. Stephens' layup sparked a 15-3 run that put the Tigers up 34-20 at the intermission. Memphis maintained the double-digit lead the rest of the game.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Memphis (12-3) « | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| UAB (8-9) | 20 | 33 | 53 |
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| Memphis Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Thomas, F | 34 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| D. Stephens, F | 24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| S. Goodwin, F | 18 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| G. Johnson, G | 32 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| J. Jackson, G | 31 | 5-9 | 6-9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Black | 22 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| C. Crawford | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| A. Barton | 14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F. Hall | 2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wilson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-49 | 20-32 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 69 | |
| 49% | 62.5% | ||||||
| UAB Blazers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Rucker, F | 38 | 6-21 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| J. Swing, F | 24 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| F. Alihodzic, C | 23 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| T. Jones, G | 37 | 0-9 | 6-9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| R. Williams, G | 30 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Purifoy | 22 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| I. Jones | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Q. Taylor | 12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| A. Scotland-Williamson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-57 | 17-26 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 53 | |
| 31.6% | 65.4% | ||||||
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