Vasquez scores 26 off the bench, UAB knocks off Charlotte 96-78
AP
Feb 01, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alejandro Vasquez helped lead UAB Blazers past Charlotte 49ers on Saturday with 26 points off of the bench in a 96-78 win.
Vasquez shot 10 for 15 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Blazers (14-8, 7-2 American Athletic Conference). Yaxel Lendeborg added 22 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Tony Toney went 7 of 11 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points, while adding six rebounds.
Giancarlo Rosado led the 49ers (8-14, 1-8) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and 10 assists. Nik Graves added 15 points for Charlotte. Ben Bradford also put up 13 points.
UAB took the lead with 18:14 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 39-30 at halftime, with Lendeborg racking up 10 points. Vasquez scored 17 points in the second half.
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1st Half
CHAR
49ers
30
UAB
Blazers
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Giancarlo Rosado vs. Christian Coleman (Blazers gains possession)
19:49
Official timeout
19:38
Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
19:36
Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
19:31
Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
19:29
Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound
19:16
49ers turnover (back court violation)
19:05
+2
Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:35
+2
Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup
2-2
18:14
+2
Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot
2-4
17:44
Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Robert Braswell IV draws the foul)
17:41
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
17:39
Christian Coleman defensive rebound
17:26
Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
17:24
49ers defensive rebound
17:06
Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
17:04
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:49
Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
16:47
Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
16:41
+2
Tony Toney makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)
2-6
16:24
Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Kylan Blackmon's two point layup
16:22
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:15
Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:13
49ers defensive rebound
15:43
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
15:41
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:35
+2
Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup
2-8
15:14
Jaehshon Thomas turnover (bad pass)
15:14
TV timeout
14:55
+2
Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)
2-10
14:32
+2
Robert Braswell IV makes two point dunk (Nik Graves assists)
4-10
14:09
+2
Bradley Ezewiro makes two point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)
4-12
13:54
+2
Nik Graves makes two point layup (Giancarlo Rosado assists)
6-12
13:42
Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
13:40
Robert Braswell IV defensive rebound
13:38
Jump ball. Robert Braswell IV vs. Bradley Ezewiro (49ers gains possession)
13:30
Nik Graves misses two point layup
13:28
Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
13:03
+2
Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot
6-14
12:37
Dean Reiber misses two point layup
12:35
Dean Reiber offensive rebound
12:30
+2
Dean Reiber makes two point layup
8-14
12:06
Dean Reiber shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
12:06
Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06
Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:06
Rich Rolf defensive rebound
11:50
+2
Jaehshon Thomas makes two point layup
10-14
11:34
+2
Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot
10-16
11:14
+3
Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Dean Reiber assists)
13-16
10:58
Christian Coleman misses two point layup
10:56
Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
10:55
Dean Reiber shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
10:55
TV timeout
10:55
+1
Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-17
10:55
+1
Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-18
10:34
Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
10:20
+2
Kylan Blackmon makes two point layup
15-18
10:01
+3
Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)
15-21
9:35
Giancarlo Rosado turnover (bad pass)
9:22
Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
9:20
Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
9:19
+2
Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup
15-23
9:01
Nika Metskhvarishvili misses two point jump shot
8:59
Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
8:50
Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
8:48
Nik Graves defensive rebound
8:39
Isaiah Folkes misses three point jump shot
8:37
Tyren Moore defensive rebound
8:28
Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
8:26
Nik Graves defensive rebound
8:15
+2
Nik Graves makes two point layup
17-23
7:50
Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
7:48
Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
7:42
Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
7:40
Efrem Johnson offensive rebound
7:39
+2
Efrem Johnson makes two point layup
17-25
7:28
+2
Kylan Blackmon makes two point layup (Giancarlo Rosado assists)
19-25
7:06
+2
Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot
19-27
7:04
49ers 30 second timeout
7:04
TV timeout
6:45
Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Ben Bradford draws the foul)
6:45
+1
Ben Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-27
6:45
+1
Ben Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-27
6:26
+2
Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup
21-29
6:03
+2
Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point layup (Giancarlo Rosado assists)
23-29
5:40
+2
Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot
23-31
5:21
Ja'Borri McGhee blocks Ben Bradford's two point layup