Walker scores 22 to lead UAB to 79-66 victory over UTEP
AP
Feb 16, 2023
EL PASO, Texas (AP) Jordan Walker scored 22 points to guide UAB Blazers to a 79-66 victory over UTEP on Thursday night.
Walker shot 8 for 15 from the floor (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (19-8, 10-6 Conference USA). Ledarrius Brewer added 13 points and Ty Brewer scored 11.
Ze'Rik Onyema led the Miners (12-14, 5-10) with 16 points and two blocks. Shamar Givance added 13 points, five assists, six steals and two blocks. Calvin Solomon had 13 points and five steals.
Walker scored 12 points in the second half to help the Blazers pull away from a 36-34 halftime lead.
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Both teams next play Saturday. UAB visits UTSA ,while UTEP hosts North Texas.
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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
36
UTEP
Miners
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Miners gains possession)
19:43
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk
0-2
19:28
+3
Ty Brewer makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
3-2
18:57
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point jump shot
3-4
18:36
KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
18:34
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
18:14
Tae Hardy turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
18:08
Eric Gaines turnover (Shamar Givance steals)
18:02
+2
Otis Frazier III makes two point dunk (Shamar Givance assists)
3-6
17:48
Ty Brewer misses three point jump shot
17:46
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
17:27
Tae Hardy turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
17:21
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
6-6
17:06
Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
17:04
Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
17:02
Jordan Walker personal foul
16:55
Kevin Kalu misses two point layup
16:53
Miners offensive rebound
16:40
+2
Jamari Sibley makes two point jump shot
6-8
16:25
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot
9-8
16:01
Calvin Solomon turnover (Ty Brewer steals)
15:52
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
15:50
Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
15:24
Calvin Solomon misses two point jump shot
15:22
Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
15:16
Trey Jemison blocks Calvin Solomon's two point jump shot
15:16
Eric Gaines defensive rebound
15:16
Jordan Walker turnover
15:16
TV timeout
14:52
Kevin Kalu misses two point jump shot
14:50
Blazers defensive rebound
14:31
Jordan Walker turnover (Shamar Givance steals)
14:24
+3
Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot
9-11
14:02
+3
Ledarrius Brewer makes three point jump shot
12-11
13:38
Otis Frazier III misses two point jump shot
13:36
Javian Davis defensive rebound
13:21
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point jump shot (Ledarrius Brewer assists)
14-11
12:57
Kevin Kalu turnover (Ledarrius Brewer steals)
12:48
Jordan Walker misses two point jump shot
12:46
Carlos Lemus defensive rebound
12:32
Kevin Kalu misses two point jump shot
12:30
Ledarrius Brewer defensive rebound
12:21
+2
Ledarrius Brewer makes two point jump shot
16-11
11:51
Otis Frazier III misses two point jump shot
11:49
Miners offensive rebound
11:48
TV timeout
11:42
+2
Calvin Solomon makes two point jump shot
16-13
11:28
Eric Gaines turnover
11:11
Tony Toney personal foul
11:02
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk (Malik Zachery assists)
16-15
10:36
+2
Tony Toney makes two point jump shot
18-15
10:16
Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
10:14
Javian Davis defensive rebound
9:59
Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
9:57
Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
9:42
Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
9:40
Javian Davis defensive rebound
9:12
KJ Buffen turnover (Calvin Solomon steals)
8:45
+2
Malik Zachery makes two point jump shot
18-17
8:26
+3
Ledarrius Brewer makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
21-17
7:55
Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
7:53
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
7:45
+2
Jordan Walker makes two point layup
23-17
7:27
KJ Buffen personal foul
7:27
TV timeout
7:19
Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup
7:17
Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound
7:12
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup
23-19
6:58
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point layup
25-19
6:25
Jamari Sibley misses three point jump shot
6:23
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
6:16
Eric Gaines misses two point layup
6:14
Ty Brewer offensive rebound
6:09
+2
Ty Brewer makes two point layup
27-19
6:09
Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup
6:09
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
6:09
+2
Ty Brewer makes two point layup (Jordan Walker assists)
29-19
6:09
Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul
6:09
Miners 30 second timeout
6:09
+1
Ty Brewer makes regular free throw 1 of 1
30-19
5:52
Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
5:50
Miners offensive rebound
5:38
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point jump shot
30-21
5:17
Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul
5:17
+1
KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-21
5:17
+1
KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-21
4:50
Calvin Solomon misses two point jump shot
4:48
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
4:19
KJ Buffen turnover (Ze'Rik Onyema steals)
4:19
Tae Hardy misses two point dunk
4:17
Shamar Givance offensive rebound
4:13
Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup
4:11
Tae Hardy offensive rebound
4:10
Trey Jemison personal foul
4:10
Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
4:08
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
3:53
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
3:51
Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
3:26
Tae Hardy misses two point jump shot
3:25
Carlos Lemus offensive rebound
3:25
Carlos Lemus misses two point jump shot
3:25
Derick Hamilton offensive rebound
3:25
+2
Derick Hamilton makes two point jump shot
32-23
3:25
Eric Gaines shooting foul
3:25
TV timeout
3:25
+1
Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-24
3:05
+2
Jordan Walker makes two point layup
34-24
2:53
+2
Tae Hardy makes two point layup (Carlos Lemus assists)
34-26
2:42
Eric Gaines turnover
2:39
Carlos Lemus misses three point jump shot
2:37
Miners offensive rebound
2:21
Derick Hamilton offensive foul
2:21
Derick Hamilton turnover (offensive foul)
2:08
Shamar Givance shooting foul
2:08
+1
Trey Jemison makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-26
2:08
+1
Trey Jemison makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-26
1:45
Carlos Lemus misses two point layup
1:43
Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
1:38
Otis Frazier III misses two point layup
1:36
Miners offensive rebound
1:26
Shamar Givance turnover (KJ Buffen steals)
1:14
Jordan Walker misses two point jump shot
1:12
Ty Brewer offensive rebound
1:04
Ty Brewer turnover (Calvin Solomon steals)
1:04
+2
Calvin Solomon makes two point layup
36-28
1:04
Ledarrius Brewer shooting foul
1:04
+1
Calvin Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-29
0:48
Ledarrius Brewer turnover (Carlos Lemus steals)
0:33
Trey Jemison blocks Shamar Givance's two point layup
0:31
Miners offensive rebound
0:26
+2
Calvin Solomon makes two point jump shot
36-31
0:26
Ledarrius Brewer shooting foul
0:26
+1
Calvin Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-32
0:12
Shamar Givance personal foul
0:06
Jordan Walker turnover (Calvin Solomon steals)
0:03
+2
Calvin Solomon makes two point dunk (Shamar Givance assists)
36-34
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
43
UTEP
Miners
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
Calvin Solomon shooting foul (Trey Jemison draws the foul)
19:50
Trey Jemison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:50
+1
Trey Jemison makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-34
19:38
Trey Jemison blocks Calvin Solomon's two point layup
19:36
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
19:16
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point jump shot
39-34
18:47
Trey Jemison shooting foul
18:47
+1
Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-35
18:47
+1
Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-36
18:31
+3
Ty Brewer makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
42-36
18:17
Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
18:12
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point dunk
44-36
17:50
Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
17:48
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
17:21
KJ Buffen turnover (Calvin Solomon steals)
17:12
+2
Tae Hardy makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)
44-38
16:48
Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
16:46
Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
16:46
Calvin Solomon turnover
16:37
Eric Gaines turnover (Shamar Givance steals)
16:27
+2
Shamar Givance makes two point layup
44-40
16:08
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
16:06
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
16:00
TV timeout
15:52
Ze'Rik Onyema blocks KJ Buffen's two point layup
15:52
Blazers offensive rebound
15:52
KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
15:50
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
15:34
+3
Tae Hardy makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
44-43
15:17
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot
47-43
15:01
Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
14:59
Ledarrius Brewer defensive rebound
14:43
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot
50-43
14:25
Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup
14:23
Jordan Walker defensive rebound
14:14
+2
Ledarrius Brewer makes two point jump shot
52-43
14:10
Blazers 60 second timeout
14:10
TV timeout
13:54
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk (Tae Hardy assists)
52-45
13:36
Carlos Lemus personal foul
13:32
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup (Ledarrius Brewer assists)
54-45
13:14
Carlos Lemus turnover
13:06
+2
Jordan Walker makes two point jump shot
56-45
12:49
Calvin Solomon misses two point jump shot
12:47
Javian Davis defensive rebound
12:37
KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
12:36
Javian Davis offensive rebound
12:36
Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul
12:29
+3
Ledarrius Brewer makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
59-45
12:10
Carlos Lemus turnover
11:57
Jordan Walker turnover (Otis Frazier III steals)
11:52
Tae Hardy misses two point layup
11:52
Malik Zachery offensive rebound
11:52
Ledarrius Brewer shooting foul
11:52
TV timeout
11:52
+1
Malik Zachery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-46
11:52
Malik Zachery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:52
Ty Brewer defensive rebound
11:37
Eric Gaines turnover (Otis Frazier III steals)
11:28
+2
Shamar Givance makes two point layup
59-48
11:16
Javian Davis offensive foul
11:16
Javian Davis turnover (offensive foul)
10:53
+2
Calvin Solomon makes two point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)
59-50
10:26
Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
10:24
Tae Hardy defensive rebound
10:19
Tony Toney shooting foul
10:19
Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:19
Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:19
Ty Brewer defensive rebound
10:02
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
10:00
Miners defensive rebound
9:51
Otis Frazier III turnover (Tony Toney steals)
9:45
Shamar Givance blocks Tony Toney's two point layup
9:43
Blazers offensive rebound
9:34
Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
9:32
Blazers offensive rebound
9:07
Jordan Walker misses two point layup
9:05
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
8:58
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup
61-50
8:44
Malik Zachery turnover
8:44
Trey Jemison offensive foul
8:44
Trey Jemison turnover (offensive foul)
8:26
Malik Zachery misses three point jump shot
8:24
Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound
8:14
+2
Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup (Shamar Givance assists)
61-52
7:50
Javian Davis turnover (Tae Hardy steals)
7:47
TV timeout
7:39
Javian Davis blocks Calvin Solomon's two point jump shot
7:37
Eric Gaines defensive rebound
7:27
Eric Gaines turnover (Calvin Solomon steals)
7:15
+2
Shamar Givance makes two point layup
61-54
7:02
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup
63-54
7:02
Calvin Solomon shooting foul
7:02
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
64-54
6:45
Shamar Givance turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
6:40
Shamar Givance blocks Eric Gaines's two point layup
6:38
Blazers offensive rebound
6:24
Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
6:22
Javian Davis offensive rebound
6:20
Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul
6:20
Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:20
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-54
6:03
Javian Davis personal foul
6:03
Jordan Walker personal foul
6:03
Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:03
Javian Davis defensive rebound
5:46
Ze'Rik Onyema blocks KJ Buffen's two point jump shot
5:44
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
5:44
Calvin Solomon personal foul
5:39
Ty Brewer turnover (Shamar Givance steals)
5:20
+2
Tae Hardy makes two point jump shot
65-56
5:12
Malik Zachery personal foul
5:12
+1
Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-56
5:12
+1
Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-56
4:52
Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (Ledarrius Brewer steals)
4:45
Eric Gaines misses two point layup
4:43
Javian Davis offensive rebound
4:39
Javian Davis misses two point dunk
4:37
Shamar Givance defensive rebound
4:30
Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
4:30
Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
4:30
Jordan Walker personal foul
4:30
+1
Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 1 of 2
67-57
4:30
+1
Shamar Givance makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-58
4:01
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)
