BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jordan Swing scored six of his career-high 24 points in overtime as Alabama-Birmingham rallied past Texas-El Paso 78-72 Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing streak and posting its first Conference USA win of the season.
Swing hit the layup with 5 seconds left in regulation that tied it at 64 after the Blazers (9-12, 1-5) erased a 15-point, second-half deficit.
UAB used a 22-7 run, with Swing scoring eight and Rod Rucker seven, to make it 50-50 with 6:08 remaining in regulation, but could not take the lead until Fahro Alihodzic's layup opened overtime.
With the Blazers ahead 71-65, the Miners closed the gap to 71-70 on Jacques Streeter's three-point play with 2:13 remaining. Swing hit four straight free throws and Alihodzic added a layup with 20 seconds left, making it 77-72.
McKenzie Moore's 18 points led UTEP (11-8, 4-2), which had won five of its previous six games.
| Scoreboard | ||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| Texas-El Paso (11-8) | 28 | 36 | 8 | 72 |
| UAB (9-12) « | 24 | 40 | 14 | 78 |
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| Texas-El Paso Miners | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| J. Washburn, G-F | 37 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| C. Lang, F | 16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Streeter, G | 41 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Moore, G | 37 | 5-11 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| K. Tucker, G | 36 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Bohannon, C | 29 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| C. Washburn, F | 16 | 3-3 | 1-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| C. Cooper, G | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 24-48 | 14-29 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 72 | |
| 50.0% | 48.3% | ||||||
| UAB Blazers | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| R. Rucker, F | 38 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| F. Alihodzic, C | 40 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| R. Williams, G | 30 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| P. Purifoy, G | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| T. Jones, G | 27 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| J. Swing, F | 35 | 8-16 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Q. Taylor, G | 24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Scotland-Williamson, F | 3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 29-61 | 14-21 | 38 | 17 | 22 | 78 | |
| 47.5% | 66.7% | ||||||
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