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UAB secures 81-78 victory over UTSA

AP
Jan 21, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Yaxel Lendeborg had 24 points in UAB's 81-78 win against UTSA on Tuesday night.

Lendeborg also added 14 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks for the Blazers (12-7, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Christian Coleman added 14 points while going 5 of 14 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had nine rebounds and four blocks. Efrem Johnson shot 5 for 12, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.

Primo Spears led the Roadrunners (8-10, 2-4) in scoring, finishing with 27 points and eight assists. UTSA also got 21 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Damari Monsanto. Marcus Millender also had 13 points.

UAB went into halftime leading UTSA 38-32. Lendeborg scored nine points in the half. Lendeborg's 15-point second half helped UAB close out the three-point victory.

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1st Half
UTSA
Roadrunners
32
UAB
Blazers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blazers gains possession)
19:47	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	0-2
19:47		Raekwon Horton shooting foul
19:47	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-3
19:25	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:56		Christian Coleman turnover
18:42		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
18:40		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
18:34		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
18:32		Primo Spears defensive rebound
18:25		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
18:23		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
18:13		David Hermes shooting foul
18:13	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
18:13	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
17:55		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
17:53		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:43		Jonnivius Smith blocks Christian Coleman's two point layup
17:41		Blazers offensive rebound
17:31		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
17:29		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
17:16		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
17:14		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:57		Jonnivius Smith personal foul
16:46		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
16:44		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
16:40		Christian Coleman blocks Marcus Millender's two point layup
16:38		Roadrunners offensive rebound
16:33		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
16:31		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	2-7
16:01		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
15:59		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:41		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
15:39		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
15:39		TV timeout
15:31	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Damari Monsanto assists)	5-7
15:07		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:05		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point tip layup	5-9
14:42		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
14:40		Tony Toney defensive rebound
14:31		Raekwon Horton shooting foul
14:31	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-10
14:31		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:31		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:18		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
14:16		Tony Toney offensive rebound
14:16	+2	Tony Toney makes two point tip layup	5-12
13:59		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
13:57		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:43		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover
13:33		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
13:31		Blazers defensive rebound
13:08		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
13:06		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
13:05	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	5-15
12:50		Marcus Millender misses two point jump shot
12:48		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:29		Damari Monsanto shooting foul
12:29		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:29	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-16
12:12	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point dunk (Primo Spears assists)	7-16
12:00	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup	7-18
11:45	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	9-18
11:26		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
11:24		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	12-18
11:06		Damari Monsanto blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point layup
11:04		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	12-20
10:55	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	14-20
10:33		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
10:31		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
10:29		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
10:27		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
10:18		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
10:18		TV timeout
10:18		Jonnivius Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:18	+1	Jonnivius Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-20
9:55		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
9:53		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
9:50		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
9:48		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
9:46		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:44		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
9:20		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
9:18		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
9:10		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
9:08		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
9:07		Damari Monsanto turnover
8:56		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
8:54		Tony Toney offensive rebound
8:52		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
8:50		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
8:36		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
8:34		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup	15-22
8:08		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
8:06		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
7:55		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
7:53		Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound
7:36	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	18-22
7:35		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
7:35		TV timeout
7:19		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul
7:19	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
7:19	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-24
7:08		Primo Spears turnover (Tony Toney steals)
7:00		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (Raekwon Horton steals)
6:54		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Marcus Millender's two point layup
6:52		Blazers defensive rebound
6:37		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
6:35		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
6:34		Christian Coleman misses two point tip layup
6:32		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
6:31		Christian Coleman misses two point tip layup
6:29		Blazers offensive rebound
6:17	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	18-26
5:48	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	20-26
5:21		David Hermes shooting foul
5:21	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-27
5:21	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
5:06		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
5:04		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
5:02		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
5:00		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
4:52		Damari Monsanto blocks Tony Toney's two point layup
4:50		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
4:30		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:28		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup	22-28
4:15		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:13		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
4:04		Tony Toney shooting foul
4:04	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
4:04	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
3:40	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	24-30
3:14		Primo Spears turnover (Efrem Johnson steals)
3:07	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	24-32
2:47	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	27-32
2:20	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	27-34
1:49	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point layup	29-34
1:26	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	29-36
1:07	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	32-36
0:45		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul
0:45		TV timeout
0:45	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-37
0:45	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
0:19		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
0:17		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:11		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:01		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTSA
Roadrunners
46
UAB
Blazers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	32-40
19:15	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Raekwon Horton assists)	35-40
18:56	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	35-42
18:46		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
18:44		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:30		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
18:28		David Hermes defensive rebound
18:23		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
18:21		Roadrunners offensive rebound
18:15		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
18:13		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:03		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
18:01		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
17:56		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (Raekwon Horton steals)
17:52	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	38-42
17:33		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Marcus Millender steals)
17:10		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
17:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	38-44
16:39		Efrem Johnson shooting foul
16:39		Raekwon Horton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39	+1	Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-44
16:30		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Jonnivius Smith steals)
16:18	+3	Jonnivius Smith makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	42-44
16:00	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	42-46
15:44		TV timeout
15:35	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	45-46
15:20	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	45-49
15:00		Raekwon Horton misses two point layup
14:58		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
14:49		Marcus Millender misses two point layup
14:47		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
14:33		Raekwon Horton personal foul
14:20	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	45-51
14:20		Raekwon Horton shooting foul
14:20	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-52
14:00	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	47-52
13:42		Damari Monsanto shooting foul
13:42	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-53
13:42	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-54
13:25	+3	Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	50-54
13:07		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
13:05		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
13:02		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
13:00		Marcus Millender offensive rebound
12:45		Jonnivius Smith misses two point jump shot
12:43		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:37		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
12:35		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
12:35		Christian Coleman misses two point tip layup
12:33		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
12:30	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	50-57
12:08	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Damari Monsanto assists)	52-57
11:54		Tyren Moore turnover (Primo Spears steals)
11:48	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	54-57
11:43		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
11:41		Roadrunners defensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:14		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Marcus Millender's two point jump shot
11:12		Blazers defensive rebound
10:45		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul
10:45	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
10:45	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
10:37		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
10:32		Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound
10:32		Alejandro Vasquez technical foul
10:32		Damari Monsanto technical foul
10:32		Damari Monsanto turnover
10:21		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
10:13		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
10:11		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup	56-59
10:08		Tyren Moore shooting foul
10:08		Jonnivius Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:08		Blazers defensive rebound
9:59		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul
9:59	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-60
9:59	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
9:34		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
9:32		Blazers defensive rebound
9:18		Baboucarr Njie personal foul
9:18	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
9:18	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
8:57	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot	59-63
8:37		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:35		David Hermes defensive rebound
8:18		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
8:16		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
7:53		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive foul
7:53		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (offensive foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:37		Christian Coleman blocks Raekwon Horton's two point jump shot
7:35		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	59-65
7:13		Raekwon Horton turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
7:10	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	59-67
7:10		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
7:10		TV timeout
6:57		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
6:55		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
6:41		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
6:39		Primo Spears defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	61-67
6:08	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	61-69
6:00		Christian Coleman blocks Marcus Millender's two point jump shot
5:58		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
5:57		Marcus Millender personal foul
5:57	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
5:57		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
5:37		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
5:35		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
5:32	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Jonnivius Smith assists)	64-70
5:11		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
5:09		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
4:56		Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
4:54		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
4:33		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:31		Damari Monsanto defensive rebound
4:24		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul
4:24	+1	Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
4:24	+1	Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
4:12		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul
4:12	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
4:12		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:12		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
4:05		Efrem Johnson shooting foul
4:05	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
4:05	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-71
3:45	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	68-73
3:28		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Primo Spears's two point layup
3:27		Roadrunners offensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:19		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
3:17		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
2:52		Marcus Millender shooting foul
2:52	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
2:52	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
2:30		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
2:28		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
2:20	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	71-75
1:56	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	71-77
1:35		Efrem Johnson shooting foul
1:35	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 1 of 3	72-77
1:35	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 2 of 3	73-77
1:35	+1	Damari Monsanto makes regular free throw 3 of 3	74-77
1:15	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	74-79
1:14		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:58	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	76-79
0:39		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover
0:22	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	78-79
0:22		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
0:14		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:11		Primo Spears personal foul
0:11	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-80
0:11	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-81
0:11		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
0:06		Christian Coleman blocks Damari Monsanto's three point jump shot
0:04		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound