Lendeborg's double-double helps UAB advance to AAC title game with 66-56 win over North Texas
AP
Mar 15, 2025
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Yaxel Lendeborg scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 seed UAB Blazers to a 66-56 victory over No. 2 seed North Texas Mean Green on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.
UAB (22-11) will face No. 16 and top-seeded Memphis (28-5) in the title game on Sunday.
Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points and six rebounds for the Blazers.
Brenen Lorient finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the Mean Green (24-8). North Texas also got 12 points from Atin Wright. Jasper Floyd also had nine points. The loss snapped the Mean Green's seven-game winning streak.
The score was 30-20 at halftime, with McGhee racking up 10 points. Lendeborg scored 17 points in the second half to help lead UAB pull away.
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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
30
NTEX
Mean Green
20
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Blazers gains possession)
19:42
Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
19:40
Atin Wright defensive rebound
19:28
Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
19:26
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
19:14
+2
Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup
2-0
18:52
Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
18:50
Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
18:33
Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
18:31
Atin Wright defensive rebound
18:14
Moulaye Sissoko misses two point hook shot
18:12
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:04
Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:02
Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
17:47
+2
Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup (Jasper Floyd assists)
2-2
17:24
Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
17:24
+1
Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
17:24
+1
Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-2
17:24
Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
16:56
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:52
Brenen Lorient personal foul
16:47
+2
Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)
6-2
16:20
Tony Toney personal foul
16:07
+2
Latrell Jossell makes two point jump shot (Moulaye Sissoko assists)
6-4
15:43
Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
15:41
Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
15:40
+2
Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup
8-4
15:25
Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
15:23
Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
15:21
Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
15:19
Johnathan Massie offensive rebound
15:17
+2
Johnathan Massie makes two point layup
8-6
15:17
Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Johnathan Massie draws the foul)
15:17
TV timeout
15:17
+1
Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-7
14:56
Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Brenen Lorient steals)
14:39
Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
14:37
Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:26
Christian Coleman misses two point layup
14:24
Christian Coleman offensive rebound
14:21
Christian Coleman misses two point layup
14:19
Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
14:14
Johnathan Massie misses two point jump shot
14:03
Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
14:03
Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
14:01
Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
13:56
Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
13:54
Christian Coleman defensive rebound
13:44
Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:42
Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
13:41
Johnathan Massie personal foul
13:34
Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:30
Grant Newell defensive rebound
13:06
Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
13:04
Grant Newell offensive rebound
13:02
Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
13:02
Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:02
Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:02
Tony Toney defensive rebound
12:36
Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
12:34
Rondel Walker defensive rebound
12:14
+2
Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot
8-9
11:56
Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
11:54
Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
11:28
Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
11:26
Grant Newell offensive rebound
11:24
Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
11:22
Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
11:22
TV timeout
10:57
+2
Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot
10-9
10:33
Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
10:33
+1
Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-10
10:33
+1
Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-11
10:07
Efrem Johnson turnover (Jasper Floyd steals)
9:59
+2
Jasper Floyd makes two point layup
10-13
9:35
Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
9:35
Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:35
+1
Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-13
9:26
Johnathan Massie turnover (bad pass)
8:59
Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:57
Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
8:34
+2
Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot (Johnathan Massie assists)
11-15
8:13
Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
8:11
Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
8:04
Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
8:02
Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
7:49
+2
Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)