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Walker's late 3 propels UAB past Western Kentucky 68-65

AP
Jan 27, 2022

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Jordan Walker hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and finished with 21 points to lead UAB Blazers to a 68-65 victory over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Thursday night.

Michael Ertel and Quan Jackson had 10 points each for the Blazers (17-4, 7-1 Conference USA), who won their fourth straight. Trey Jemison had 12 rebounds and three blocks.

Josh Anderson had 16 points and six rebounds for the Hilltoppers (10-10, 2-5), who have lost four straight. Jamarion Sharp added 11 points and six blocks. Jairus Hamilton had 10 points. Dayvion McKnight missed a 3 at the buzzer.

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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
34
WKU
Hilltoppers
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Trey Jemison vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jairus Hamilton gains possession)
19:48		Trey Jemison blocks Jamarion Sharp's two point layup
19:46		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
19:34		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball)
19:11	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point floating jump shot (Tavin Lovan assists)	2-0
18:44		Camron Justice turnover (lost ball)
18:33		KJ Buffen misses two point pullup jump shot
18:31		Camron Justice defensive rebound
18:15		KJ Buffen personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
18:04		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
18:02		Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
17:49		Quan Jackson misses two point jump shot
17:47		Trey Jemison offensive rebound
17:37	+2	Trey Jemison makes two point putback layup	4-0
17:28		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
17:26		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
17:05		Quan Jackson misses two point jump shot
17:03		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
17:03		KJ Buffen personal foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
16:46	+2	Camron Justice makes two point layup	4-2
16:18		Jordan Walker misses two point jump shot
16:16		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
16:10		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (Josh LeBlanc Sr. steals)
16:03		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
16:01		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
15:46		Jairus Hamilton misses two point layup
15:44		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
15:26	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point pullup jump shot	6-2
15:01		Dayvion McKnight misses two point pullup jump shot
14:59		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
14:43		Tavin Lovan misses three point jump shot
14:41		Josh LeBlanc Sr. offensive rebound
14:33	+2	Quan Jackson makes two point jump shot (Jordan Walker assists)	8-2
14:18		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
14:16		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
14:08		Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
14:06		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
14:06		TV timeout
13:42		Josh Anderson misses two point jump shot
13:40		Jordan Walker defensive rebound
13:22	+3	Michael Ertel makes three point jump shot (Jordan Walker assists)	11-2
13:04		Michael Ertel shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-3
13:04	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-4
12:42		Quan Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:40		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
12:32	+3	Luke Frampton makes three point jump shot (Josh Anderson assists)	11-7
12:12		Jordan Walker misses two point layup
12:10		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Camron Justice makes three point jump shot	11-10
11:29	+2	Michael Ertel makes two point layup	13-10
11:06		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
11:04		Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
11:01		Luke Frampton shooting foul (Tavin Lovan draws the foul)
11:01		TV timeout
11:01		Tavin Lovan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:01	+1	Tavin Lovan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-10
10:49	+3	Luke Frampton makes three point jump shot (Josh Anderson assists)	14-13
10:30		Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
10:28		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
10:21		Josh Anderson misses two point layup
10:19		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
9:59		Josh LeBlanc Sr. offensive foul (Luke Frampton draws the foul)
9:59		Josh LeBlanc Sr. turnover
9:49		Dayvion McKnight misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:47		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Michael Ertel makes two point layup	16-13
9:24		Jaylen Butz turnover (bad pass) (Tony Toney steals)
9:14	+2	Tony Toney makes two point dunk	18-13
8:56		Jaylen Butz turnover (out of bounds)
8:42		Jairus Hamilton blocks Justin Brown's three point jump shot
8:40		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
8:33		Luke Frampton misses three point jump shot
8:31		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
8:27	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point putback layup	18-15
8:00		Jamarion Sharp blocks Tavin Lovan's two point layup
8:00		Blazers offensive rebound
7:58		Blazers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:00		TV timeout
7:44	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point layup (Camron Justice assists)	18-17
7:24	+2	Jordan Walker makes two point pullup jump shot	20-17
7:16	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point layup (Camron Justice assists)	20-19
7:01		Michael Ertel misses three point jump shot
6:59		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
6:48		Jairus Hamilton misses two point jump shot
6:46		Luke Frampton offensive rebound
6:40		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
6:38		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Jordan Walker makes two point layup	22-19
6:14		Josh Anderson misses three point jump shot
6:12		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
6:05		Jordan Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
6:03		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
5:54		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
5:52		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Quan Jackson makes two point layup	24-19
5:19		Jairus Hamilton misses two point layup
5:17		Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Jordan Walker makes two point layup	26-19
4:54		Trey Jemison shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-20
4:54	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
4:39	+3	Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot (Quan Jackson assists)	29-21
4:22		Jump ball. Dayvion McKnight vs. Trey Jemison (Trey Jemison gains possession)
4:22		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Trey Jemison steals)
3:58		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
3:56		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:32		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
3:30		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Jordan Walker makes two point pullup jump shot	31-21
2:33	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	31-23
2:15	+3	Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot (Michael Ertel assists)	34-23
2:00	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point driving layup	34-25
1:42		Jordan Walker misses two point jump shot
1:40		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	34-27
1:19		Michael Ertel offensive foul (Camron Justice draws the foul)
1:19		Michael Ertel turnover
1:05		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (Tony Toney steals)
1:03		Tony Toney turnover (lost ball)
0:46		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
0:44		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
0:30		Trey Jemison misses two point layup
0:30		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
0:30		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:03		Tavin Lovan blocks Jamarion Sharp's two point dunk
0:01		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
0:03		Tavin Lovan blocks Jamarion Sharp's two point dunk
0:01		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
34
WKU
Hilltoppers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Luke Frampton turnover (bad pass)
19:27		Jamarion Sharp blocks KJ Buffen's two point layup
19:25		Trey Jemison offensive rebound
19:22		Trey Jemison turnover (traveling)
19:12		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
19:10		Quan Jackson defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Jordan Walker makes two point pullup jump shot	36-27
18:41	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point layup	36-29
18:23		Jamarion Sharp blocks KJ Buffen's two point layup
18:21		Tavin Lovan offensive rebound
18:21	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point layup	38-29
18:21		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Tavin Lovan draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Tavin Lovan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-29
18:02		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
18:00		Jairus Hamilton offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point dunk (Jairus Hamilton assists)	39-31
17:30	+2	Quan Jackson makes two point layup (Tavin Lovan assists)	41-31
17:07		Trey Jemison personal foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
17:02		Jairus Hamilton turnover (bad pass)
16:55		Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
16:53		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point reverse layup	41-33
16:19		Jamarion Sharp blocks Quan Jackson's two point jump shot
16:17		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:04	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point dunk (Camron Justice assists)	41-35
16:01		Blazers 30 second timeout
15:44		Josh LeBlanc Sr. turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
15:43		TV timeout
15:22		Camron Justice misses three point jump shot
15:20		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
15:02		Michael Ertel misses two point pullup jump shot
15:00		Camron Justice defensive rebound
14:49		Jairus Hamilton misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:47		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
14:37		Michael Ertel misses three point jump shot
14:35		Camron Justice defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point dunk (Camron Justice assists)	41-37
14:13		Jordan Walker turnover (bad pass) (Camron Justice steals)
14:07	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point layup (Camron Justice assists)	41-39
14:07		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
13:51		KJ Buffen turnover (lost ball) (Jairus Hamilton steals)
13:35	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point layup	41-41
13:35		Michael Ertel shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
13:35		Josh Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:35		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
13:15		Jamarion Sharp blocks Quan Jackson's two point layup
13:13		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
13:01		Josh Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Quan Jackson steals)
12:56		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
12:54		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
12:54		Michael Ertel shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
12:54		Josh Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54		Josh Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:53		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
12:41		Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
12:39		Trey Jemison offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Quan Jackson makes two point putback layup (Trey Jemison assists)	43-41
11:58		Josh Anderson offensive foul (Tavin Lovan draws the foul)
11:58		Josh Anderson turnover
11:58		TV timeout
11:45		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
11:43		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
11:33		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (KJ Buffen steals)
11:29		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
11:29	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-41
11:29	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-41
11:19	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point driving layup	45-43
10:57		Trey Jemison misses two point layup
10:55		Luke Frampton defensive rebound
10:42		Tavin Lovan personal foul (Camron Justice draws the foul)
10:37		Tony Toney personal foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
10:22		Camron Justice turnover (lost ball) (Quan Jackson steals)
10:19		Camron Justice personal foul (Quan Jackson draws the foul)
10:07		Jordan Walker offensive foul (Camron Justice draws the foul)
10:07		Jordan Walker turnover
9:56		Camron Justice turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Walker steals)
9:47	+2	Quan Jackson makes two point layup (Jordan Walker assists)	47-43
9:31	+2	Camron Justice makes two point layup	47-45
9:11	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point dunk (KJ Buffen assists)	49-45
8:49		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
8:47		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point dunk (Josh LeBlanc Sr. assists)	51-45
8:35		Josh Anderson offensive foul (Josh LeBlanc Sr. draws the foul)
8:35		Josh Anderson turnover
8:15		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
8:15		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:15	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-45
8:00	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point layup	52-47
8:00		Tavin Lovan shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00		Jairus Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:00		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
7:40		Tavin Lovan misses three point jump shot
7:38		Trey Jemison offensive rebound
7:33		Trey Jemison misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:31		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
7:25		Quan Jackson shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
7:25		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:25	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-48
7:25		Quan Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
7:23		Trey Jemison blocks Josh Anderson's two point layup
7:21		Josh Anderson offensive rebound
7:21		Trey Jemison shooting foul (Josh Anderson draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
7:21	+1	Josh Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
7:00	+2	Trey Jemison makes two point layup	54-50
6:36		Jairus Hamilton misses three point jump shot
6:34		Jordan Walker defensive rebound
6:26		Jamarion Sharp blocks Jordan Walker's two point jump shot
6:24		Josh Anderson defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Josh Anderson makes two point dunk	54-52
5:52		Quan Jackson misses two point jump shot
5:50		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
5:25		Trey Jemison blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
5:23		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
5:19		Josh Anderson misses three point jump shot
5:17		Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
5:01	+3	KJ Buffen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Walker assists)	57-52
4:51	+3	Luke Frampton makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	57-55
4:38		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
4:36		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
4:34		Jump ball. KJ Buffen vs. Jamarion Sharp (KJ Buffen gains possession)
4:31	+3	Michael Ertel makes three point jump shot (Tavin Lovan assists)	60-55
3:56	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point layup	60-57
3:46		Josh Anderson shooting foul (Jordan Walker draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Jordan Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
3:46	+1	Jordan Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
3:21		Jamarion Sharp misses two point jump shot
3:19		Blazers defensive rebound
2:58		Michael Ertel misses three point jump shot
2:56		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
2:43		Josh Anderson misses two point layup
2:41		Josh Anderson offensive rebound
2:41		Josh Anderson misses two point layup
2:39		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
2:41		Michael Ertel shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
2:41		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:41	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
2:25		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
2:23		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
2:21		Jump ball. Dayvion McKnight vs. Trey Jemison (Dayvion McKnight gains possession)
2:07	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	62-60
1:34		Blazers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:30		Hilltoppers 60 second timeout
1:20		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
1:18		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
0:57		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
0:55		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
0:44		Jordan Walker shooting foul (Camron Justice draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Camron Justice makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-61
0:44	+1	Camron Justice makes regular free throw 2 of 3	62-62
0:44	+1	Camron Justice makes regular free throw 3 of 3	62-63
0:32	+3	Justin Brown makes three point jump shot (Jordan Walker assists)	65-63
0:32		Official timeout
0:22	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	65-65
0:12		Blazers 60 second timeout
0:03	+3	Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot	68-65
0:01		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
0:00		Blazers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blazers defensive rebound