Rod Rucker scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in UAB's win over Marshall on Saturday. (abc3340.com)BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Rod Rucker
had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 75-61
victory over Marshall in a Conference USA game on Saturday afternoon.
Preston Purifoy scored 15 points, Jordan Swing had 13, Robert Williams 12, and Fahro Alihodzic
contributed eight points and nine rebounds for Blazers (11-13, 3-6),
who have won three of the past four after a six-game losing streak.
UAB outrebounded Marshall 37-29. Marshall averaged 39 boards coming in.
DeAndre Kane had 23 points, Elijah Pittman scored 15 and Nigel Spikes grabbed 10 rebounds with six points for the Thundering Herd (10-14, 3-6), who have lost five of six.
Leading
19-17 with 9:16 remaining in the first half, UAB scored 13 of the next
15 points, capped by Robert Williams' 3-pointer, for a 32-19 advantage
at 2:26. UAB led 38-25 at the break, and Marshall never got closer than
10 points in the second half.
Team Stat Comparison
| |
MRSH
|
UAB
|
| Points |
61 |
75 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
22-49 (.449) |
27-56 (.482) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
3-14 (.214) |
9-16 (.563) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
14-24 (.583) |
12-19 (.632) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
16 (2/0) |
18 (1/0) |
| Largest Lead |
2 |
22 |
