BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alex Singleton scored three touchdowns, including the 6-yard game-winner, as Tulsa outlasted winless Alabama-Birmingham 49-42 Saturday.
Cody Green passed for two scores and rushed for another for the Golden Hurricane (4-1, 2-0 Conference USA), who led 42-28 going into the fourth quarter.
The Blazers (0-4, 0-1) then scored twice within two minutes to tie it with 9:26 remaining. After a Tulsa fumble, Darrin Reaves capped a 51-yard drive with a 3-yard TD run with 11:12 left. On UAB's next possession, Jamarcus Nelson caught a 50-yard pass from Austin Brown.
DeAundre Brown intercepted a Brown pass at the UAB 31 to set up the winning drive. Singleton, who rushed on five of the six plays, scored with 5:16 left.
The Blazers drove from their 19 to the 46 before Brown's fumble was recovered by Tulsa's Mitchell Osborne with 1:28 left.
Brown passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns for the Blazers.
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| Scoring Summary |
| UAB | Jamarcus Nelson 75 yd pass from Austin Brown (Ty Long kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 3 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| UAB | Patrick Hearn 5 yd pass from Austin Brown (Ty Long kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 1 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Willie Carter 21 yd pass from Cody Green (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| UAB | Darrin Reaves 1 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| TULSA | Keyarris Garrett 11 yd pass from Cody Green (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Cody Green 45 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| UAB | Darrin Reaves 2 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| TULSA | Trey Watts 10 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| UAB | Darrin Reaves 3 yd run (Ty Long kick) |
| UAB | Jamarcus Nelson 50 yd pass from Austin Brown (Ty Long kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 6 yd run (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| TULSA | UAB | |
| First Downs | 29 | 18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-13 | 4-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 85-478 | 65-338 |
| Rushes-Yds | 46-241 | 35-1 |
| Passing Yds | 237 | 337 |
| Kick Return Yds | 133 | 42 |
| Punt Return Yds | 30 | 59 |
| Passes | 23-39-1 | 20-30-1 |
| Punts | 5-177 | 7-323 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-65 | 12-115 |
| Time of Poss. | 31:48 | 28:12 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| TULSA: Trey Watts 10-93, Alex Singleton 12-58, Cody Green 5-47, Ja'Terian Douglas 11-19, Michael Sorrells 1-15, Willie Carter 4-12, Team 3--3 |
| UAB: Darrin Reaves 16-61, Bashr Coles 3-11, Greg Franklin 2--14, Austin Brown 14--57 |
| PASSING |
| TULSA: Cody Green 23-39-237-1 |
| UAB: Austin Brown 20-30-337-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| TULSA: Willie Carter 7-71, Keyarris Garrett 6-52, Jordan James 4-53, Trey Watts 3-41, Khiry Cooper 2-13, Ja'Terian Douglas 1-7 |
| UAB: Patrick Hearn 5-27, Jamarcus Nelson 4-146, Jackie Williams 4-73, Nick Adams 4-71, Kennard Backman 2-13, Darrin Reaves 1-7 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Tulsa | 1st Conference USA West | 8-1 | 11-3 |
| UAB | 5th Conference USA East | 2-6 | 3-9 |
