BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Rod Rucker had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 75-61 victory over Marshall in a Conference USA game on Saturday afternoon.
Preston Purifoy scored 15 points, Jordan Swing had 13, Robert Williams 12, and Fahro Alihodzic contributed eight points and nine rebounds for Blazers (11-13, 3-6), who have won three of the past four after a six-game losing streak.
UAB outrebounded Marshall 37-29. Marshall averaged 39 boards coming in.
DeAndre Kane had 23 points, Elijah Pittman scored 15 and Nigel Spikes grabbed 10 rebounds with six points for the Thundering Herd (10-14, 3-6), who have lost five of six.
Leading 19-17 with 9:16 remaining in the first half, UAB scored 13 of the next 15 points, capped by Robert Williams' 3-pointer, for a 32-19 advantage at 2:26. UAB led 38-25 at the break, and Marshall never got closer than 10 points in the second half.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Marshall (10-14) | 25 | 36 | 61 |
| UAB (11-13) « | 38 | 37 | 75 |
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| Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Tinnon, F | 36 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| E. Pittman, F | 31 | 4-8 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| N. Spikes, C | 34 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| D. Kane, G | 40 | 9-15 | 5-10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| D. Scarver, G | 19 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Manning | 21 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Boykins | 9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Goff | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| J. Hanner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-49 | 14-24 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 61 | |
| 44.9% | 58.3% | ||||||
| UAB Blazers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Rucker, F | 37 | 7-15 | 4-6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| F. Alihodzic, C | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| P. Purifoy, G | 27 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Q. Taylor, G | 27 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| R. Williams, G | 24 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Swing | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| T. Jones | 26 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 27-56 | 12-19 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 75 | |
| 48.2% | 63.2% | ||||||
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