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Vasquez scores 29 as UAB defeats Wichita State 80-72

AP
Feb 27, 2025

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Alejandro helped lead UAB Blazers past Wichita State Shockers on Thursday night with 29 points off of the bench in an 80-72 win.

Vasquez shot 11 of 22 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Blazers (19-9, 12-3 American Athletic Conference). Christian Coleman added 14 points while shooting 4 of 10 from the field and 6 for 7 from the foul line. Yaxel Lendeborg shot 4 of 6 from the field and 2 for 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals.

Corey Washington finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and three blocks for the Shockers (17-11, 7-8). Wichita State also got 17 points from Xavier Bell. Quincy Ballard finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds. The Shockers ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.

UAB took the lead with 7:12 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-34 at halftime, with Vasquez racking up 11 points. Vasquez scored 18 points in the second half to help lead UAB to an eight-point victory.

Wichita State visits North Texas on Monday. UAB plays host to No. 18 and conference-leading Memphis on Sunday. The Blazers and UNT are tied for second in the American Athletic Conference, a game behind the Tigers.

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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
39
WICH
Shockers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Christian Coleman vs. Quincy Ballard (Bijan Cortes gains possession)
19:44	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	0-2
19:28		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
19:26		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	0-5
18:59		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:58		Blazers offensive rebound
18:58		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul
18:51	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	2-5
18:30	+2	Corey Washington makes two point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	2-7
18:18	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	4-7
17:56		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
17:54		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
17:45		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point dunk
17:43		Corey Washington defensive rebound
17:36		Christian Coleman personal foul
17:31		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
17:29		Shockers offensive rebound
17:20		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
17:18		Shockers offensive rebound
17:03	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup	4-9
16:41	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	6-9
16:15		Corey Washington misses two point layup
16:13		Tony Toney defensive rebound
15:58		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (traveling)
15:58		TV timeout
15:44		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
15:42		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
15:22		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
15:20		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
15:12	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	6-11
14:54		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
14:52		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
14:47		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
14:47	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-12
14:47	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
14:33	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	8-13
14:17		Xavier Bell turnover (bad pass) (Efrem Johnson steals)
13:59	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	10-13
13:44		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
13:42		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
13:33		Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
13:25	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point reverse layup	12-13
13:00		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
13:00		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:00		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
12:44		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
12:42		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Corey Washington makes two point turnaround jump shot	12-16
12:07	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	14-16
11:38		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
11:36		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point hook shot	16-16
10:56		Corey Washington misses two point layup
10:54		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point putback dunk	16-18
10:36	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	18-18
10:28		AJ McGinnis misses three point jump shot
10:26		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
10:12		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
10:10		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
9:59		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
9:57		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
9:37		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:35		Corey Washington defensive rebound
9:30		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
9:30		TV timeout
9:30	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
9:30		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:10		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
9:08		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
8:58	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	18-21
8:31		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
8:29		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
8:14		Corey Washington misses two point jump shot
8:12		Matej Bosnjak offensive rebound
8:07		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
8:05		Tony Toney defensive rebound
8:00		Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-21
8:00		Tony Toney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Corey Washington defensive rebound
7:52		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass)
7:41	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	21-21
7:20		Corey Washington misses two point layup
7:18		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
7:12	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	24-21
6:54	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point driving layup	24-23
6:29		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball)
6:18		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Borri McGhee steals)
6:14	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	26-23
5:56		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
5:54		Shockers offensive rebound
5:42		Ja'Borri McGhee blocks Harlond Beverly's three point jump shot
5:40		Harlond Beverly offensive rebound
5:38		Harlond Beverly misses two point layup
5:36		Tony Toney defensive rebound
5:22		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
5:20		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
5:11		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
5:09		Tony Toney defensive rebound
4:56	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	29-23
4:41	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup	29-25
4:22		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (bad pass) (Corey Washington steals)
4:08		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
4:08		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:08		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:08		Corey Washington offensive rebound
4:07		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
4:05	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	29-28
3:43	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	31-28
3:34		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Corey Washington makes two point jump shot	31-30
3:04		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:02		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:50		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
2:48		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:45	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point bank jump shot	33-30
2:22	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	33-32
2:07	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	36-32
1:44	+2	Corey Washington makes two point floating jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	36-34
1:18	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	39-34
0:46		Alejandro Vasquez blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
0:44		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
0:34		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:28		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
0:25		Shockers defensive rebound
0:02		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
0:00		Blazers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
41
WICH
Shockers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	41-34
19:33	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	41-36
19:10		Christian Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Ballard steals)
18:46	+3	Xavier Bell makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	41-39
18:27		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-39
18:27		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:27		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
18:15		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
18:13		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	44-39
17:59		Tony Toney shooting foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-40
17:59	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-41
17:45		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
17:43		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
17:30		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
17:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:18		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
17:18		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:18		Corey Washington defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	45-43
16:30		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
16:28		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
16:26		Corey Washington shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
16:26		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:26		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:26		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
15:59		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Xavier Bell's two point jump shot
15:57		Shockers offensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:45		Corey Washington blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
15:43		Corey Washington defensive rebound
15:42		Corey Washington turnover (bad pass) (Christian Coleman steals)
15:41		Corey Washington blocks Christian Coleman's two point layup
15:39		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
15:36		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-43
15:36	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-43
15:27		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Christian Coleman steals)
15:23		Christian Coleman offensive foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul)
15:23		Christian Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
14:55		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
14:53		Corey Washington offensive rebound
14:52		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:39	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	49-43
14:16		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Xavier Bell's two point layup
14:14		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
14:09		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
14:07		Corey Washington defensive rebound
14:03		Official timeout
14:03		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
14:03		Corey Washington flagrant 1
14:03		Corey Washington turnover (offensive foul)
14:03	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	50-43
14:03	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	51-43
13:57		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
13:55		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
13:53		Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass)
13:32		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
13:30		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point putback layup	53-43
13:17		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
13:17		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:17	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-44
13:02		Harlond Beverly blocks Alejandro Vasquez's three point jump shot
13:00		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
12:58	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup	55-44
12:37		Harlond Beverly turnover (bad pass) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
12:32	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	57-44
12:30		Shockers 30 second timeout
12:30		TV timeout
12:04		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
12:02		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
11:45		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-44
11:26		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
11:26	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-45
11:26	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-46
11:00		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
10:58		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
10:56		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
10:36		Corey Washington turnover (lost ball) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
10:27		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:25		Matej Bosnjak defensive rebound
10:16		Matej Bosnjak misses two point layup
10:14		Matej Bosnjak offensive rebound
10:09	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup (Matej Bosnjak assists)	58-48
10:00		Blazers 30 second timeout
9:52		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (bad pass) (Harlond Beverly steals)
9:44	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point layup	58-50
9:21	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	60-50
9:21		Xavier Bell shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-50
9:08		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-51
9:08		Justin Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:08		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
8:55		Justin Hill offensive foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
8:55		Justin Hill turnover (offensive foul)
8:41	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	63-51
8:28		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Borri McGhee steals)
8:24		Corey Washington blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point dunk
8:22		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
8:21		Harlond Beverly personal foul
8:21	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-51
8:21	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-51
8:12		Justin Hill misses two point layup
8:10		Corey Washington offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Corey Washington makes two point tip dunk	65-53
7:49		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
7:47		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
7:41		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
7:39		Shockers defensive rebound
7:39		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:39		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:39		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
7:19		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass) (Corey Washington steals)
7:17		Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball)
6:55		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
6:53		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
6:27		Xavier Bell turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
6:22	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	67-53
6:04		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
6:02		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
5:39		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
5:37		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Harlond Beverly assists)	67-55
4:55	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	69-55
4:34		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
4:34	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-56
4:34		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Shockers offensive rebound
4:18		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
4:09		Xavier Bell blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
4:07		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
3:55		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
3:53		Corey Washington defensive rebound
3:48		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Corey Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-57
3:21	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	71-57
3:07		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
3:03		Shockers offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	71-59
2:41		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
2:39		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point tip dunk	73-59
2:32		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul
2:32		Xavier Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:32	+1	Xavier Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-60
2:32		Shockers 30 second timeout
2:25		Blazers 30 second timeout
2:07		Jump ball. Yaxel Lendeborg vs. Xavier Bell (Shockers gains possession)
2:07		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Bell steals)
1:54	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bell assists)	73-63
1:25		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals)
1:22		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup
1:20		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
1:20	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point tip dunk	73-65
0:53		Corey Washington personal foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-65
0:53	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-65
0:44		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
0:42		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
0:41	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point putback layup	75-67
0:41		Shockers 60 second timeout
0:34		Corey Washington shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-67
0:34	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-67
0:28	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point driving layup	77-69
0:26		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul
0:26	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-69
0:26		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Corey Washington defensive rebound
0:26		Corey Washington turnover
0:17		Xavier Bell personal foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-69
0:17	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-69
0:10	+2	Corey Washington makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	80-71
0:10		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Corey Washington draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-72
0:00		End of period

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Corey Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1