Gaines scores 19 in UAB's 65-59 win over Louisiana Tech
AP
Jan 26, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Eric Gaines scored 19 points as UAB Blazers beat Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 65-59 on Thursday night.
Gaines had six assists and three steals for the Blazers (14-7, 5-5 Conference USA). Trey Jemison added 12 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field, and he also had six rebounds and three blocks. KJ Buffen recorded 11 points and shot 4 of 10 from the field and 3 for 7 from the line.
The Bulldogs (11-10, 4-6) were led by Cobe Williams, who posted 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Louisiana Tech also got 13 points from Keaston Willis. Isaiah Crawford also recorded nine points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Jemison scored six points in the first half and UAB went into the break trailing 30-25. Gaines' 16-point second half helped UAB close out the six-point victory.
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1st Half
LT
Bulldogs
30
UAB
Blazers
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Isaiah Crawford vs. Trey Jemison (Kenny Hunter gains possession)
19:38
Eric Gaines personal foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
19:23
+2
Isaiah Crawford makes two point running jump shot
2-0
19:08
Eric Gaines misses two point layup
19:06
Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound
19:00
Isaiah Crawford misses two point layup
18:58
Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
18:54
+3
Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot (Tavin Lovan assists)
2-3
18:26
+3
Dravon Mangum makes three point jump shot (Kenny Hunter assists)
5-3
17:56
+2
Trey Jemison makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)
5-5
17:34
+2
Isaiah Crawford makes two point jump shot (Cobe Williams assists)
7-5
17:17
+2
Ledarrius Brewer makes two point floating jump shot (Trey Jemison assists)
7-7
16:44
Trey Jemison shooting foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
16:44
+1
Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3
8-7
16:44
+1
Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3
9-7
16:44
+1
Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3
10-7
16:38
Cobe Williams personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
16:29
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
16:27
Dravon Mangum defensive rebound
16:10
Dravon Mangum misses three point jump shot
16:08
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
16:08
Kenny Hunter blocks Trey Jemison's two point jump shot
16:06
Trey Jemison offensive rebound
16:00
Keaston Willis personal foul
16:00
TV timeout
15:53
+2
Trey Jemison makes two point driving finger roll layup (Eric Gaines assists)
10-9
15:22
+2
Isaiah Crawford makes two point floating jump shot (Dravon Mangum assists)
12-9
15:00
KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
14:58
Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
14:51
+2
Cobe Williams makes two point driving layup
14-9
14:32
Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
14:30
Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound
14:21
+2
Cobe Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup
16-9
14:00
Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass)
13:49
Cobe Williams turnover (bad pass) (KJ Buffen steals)
13:33
Ty Brewer misses three point jump shot
13:31
Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound
12:59
Jordan Crawford misses two point layup
12:57
Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
12:54
Isaiah Crawford personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
12:49
Will Allen shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
12:51
KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:51
+1
KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-10
12:24
Kenny Hunter misses two point layup
12:22
Blazers defensive rebound
12:05
Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
12:03
Cobe Williams defensive rebound
11:59
Cobe Williams turnover (lost ball) (Tony Toney steals)
11:55
Isaiah Crawford shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
11:55
TV timeout
11:55
+1
Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-11
11:55
Tony Toney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:55
Dravon Mangum defensive rebound
11:29
Kenny Hunter turnover (bad pass)
11:22
Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
11:20
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
10:51
Jordan Crawford misses two point jump shot
10:49
Jordan Crawford offensive rebound
10:51
Jordan Crawford misses two point jump shot
10:49
Terran Williams offensive rebound
10:41
Terran Williams turnover (lost ball) (Javian Davis steals)
10:33
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)
16-13
10:05
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
10:03
Ty Brewer defensive rebound
9:54
Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball)
9:28
+2
Dravon Mangum makes two point alley-oop layup (Jordan Crawford assists)
18-13
8:56
Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:54
Javian Davis offensive rebound
8:53
Dravon Mangum shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
8:53
Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:53
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-14
8:43
Cobe Williams turnover (bad pass) (Javian Davis steals)
8:41
Jordan Crawford shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
8:41
Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:41
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-15
8:15
Terran Williams misses three point jump shot
8:13
Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
8:07
Tavin Lovan turnover (lost ball) (Cobe Williams steals)
8:01
Cobe Williams turnover (lost ball) (Tavin Lovan steals)
7:52
+2
Ledarrius Brewer makes two point layup
18-17
7:25
+3
Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot (Terran Williams assists)
21-17
6:54
KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
6:52
Cobe Williams defensive rebound
6:35
TV timeout
6:22
Jordan Crawford misses three point jump shot
6:21
Bulldogs offensive rebound
6:21
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
6:03
+3
Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)
21-20
5:37
Cobe Williams misses two point layup
5:35
Cobe Williams offensive rebound
5:27
KJ Buffen blocks Cobe Williams's two point jump shot
5:25
Cobe Williams offensive rebound
5:25
+3
Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Cobe Williams assists)
24-20
5:12
Eric Gaines misses two point layup
5:10
Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
5:01
Cobe Williams misses two point layup
4:59
Eric Gaines defensive rebound
4:49
+2
Trey Jemison makes two point dunk (Ledarrius Brewer assists)
24-22
4:28
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
4:26
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
4:11
Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
4:09
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
3:52
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
3:50
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
3:33
Trey Jemison turnover (traveling)
3:33
TV timeout
3:02
+3
Cobe Williams makes three point jump shot
27-22
2:45
Dravon Mangum shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
2:45
Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:45
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-23
2:31
+3
Cobe Williams makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Crawford assists)
30-23
2:16
Tony Toney turnover (traveling)
1:58
Isaiah Crawford misses two point layup
1:56
Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
1:46
Kenny Hunter misses two point jump shot
1:45
Bulldogs offensive rebound
1:45
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
1:33
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
1:31
Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound
1:22
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:04
Kenny Hunter misses two point jump shot
1:02
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
0:52
Blazers 30 second timeout
0:47
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup
30-25
0:47
Terran Williams shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
0:47
KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:47
Dravon Mangum defensive rebound
0:24
Terran Williams misses three point jump shot
0:22
Ty Brewer defensive rebound
0:01
KJ Buffen offensive foul (Isaiah Crawford draws the foul)
0:01
KJ Buffen turnover (offensive foul)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LT
Bulldogs
29
UAB
Blazers
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:52
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point driving layup
30-27
19:52
Dravon Mangum shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
19:52
+1
Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1
30-28
19:23
Trey Jemison blocks Dravon Mangum's two point jump shot
19:21
Cobe Williams offensive rebound
19:21
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
19:06
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
19:04
Cobe Williams defensive rebound
18:50
+3
Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Crawford assists)
33-28
18:33
KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
18:31
Dravon Mangum defensive rebound
18:20
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
18:18
Dravon Mangum offensive rebound
18:04
+2
Cobe Williams makes two point driving layup
35-28
18:04
Trey Jemison shooting foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
18:04
+1
Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-28
17:54
+2
Trey Jemison makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)
36-30
17:26
Dravon Mangum misses three point jump shot
17:24
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
17:02
Cobe Williams personal foul (Trey Jemison draws the foul)
16:50
+2
Trey Jemison makes two point floating jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
36-32
16:31
+2
Cobe Williams makes two point driving layup
38-32
16:13
Cobe Williams personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
16:08
Isaiah Crawford shooting foul (Ledarrius Brewer draws the foul)
16:08
+1
Ledarrius Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 3
38-33
16:08
+1
Ledarrius Brewer makes regular free throw 2 of 3
38-34
16:08
+1
Ledarrius Brewer makes regular free throw 3 of 3
38-35
15:37
TV timeout
15:26
Keaston Willis misses two point jump shot
15:26
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
15:26
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
15:24
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
15:13
Jordan Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
15:09
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point layup
38-37
15:09
Keaston Willis shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
15:09
Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:09
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
14:55
Tony Toney blocks Kenny Hunter's two point jump shot
14:53
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
14:46
Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:44
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
14:40
KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
14:38
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
14:34
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup
38-39
14:13
Cobe Williams misses three point jump shot
14:11
Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
14:04
Trey Jemison blocks Terran Williams's two point jump shot
14:02
Dravon Mangum offensive rebound
13:59
Trey Jemison personal foul
13:55
Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
13:53
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
13:28
Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
13:26
Javian Davis offensive rebound
13:22
KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
13:20
Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:08
Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Keaston Willis draws the foul)
13:08
+1
Keaston Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-39
13:08
+1
Keaston Willis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-39
12:49
Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:47
Keaston Willis defensive rebound
12:25
Cobe Williams misses two point driving layup
12:23
Javian Davis defensive rebound
11:58
Eric Gaines offensive foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
11:58
Eric Gaines turnover (offensive foul)
11:58
TV timeout
11:27
Jordan Crawford misses two point layup
11:25
Jordan Crawford offensive rebound
11:19
Jordan Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
