Scores

Final

Savannah St 37

(7-7, 0-6 away)

UAB 63

(9-5, 5-0 home)

3:00 PM ET, January 3, 2009

Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL

1 2 T
SAV 20 1737
UAB 34 2963

Top Performers

Savannah State: J. Shuler 11 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Stl

UAB: P. Delaney III 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

UAB 63, Savannah St. 37

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Paul Delaney III scored 19 points and Robert Vaden added 17 to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 63-37 victory over Savannah State on Sunday.

Channing Toney had 10 points for UAB (9-5), which got off to a hot start and cruised to an easy win in the first game between the two schools.

Jovonni Shuler led Savannah State (7-7) with 11 points.

Delaney and Toney had two baskets each, and Aaron Johnson had a pair of steals as UAB jumped out to a 10-0 lead. Savannah State was scoreless until Tracy Rankins hit a layup at the 13:43 mark.

Vaden followed with his first three-point, and UAB went on to build a 34-20 halftime lead.

The Blazers, who started the second half on a 10-2 run, eventually led by as many as 31 points.

Toney grabbed nine rebounds and Aaron Johnson had six assists and four steals for the Blazers.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SAV
UAB
Points 37 63
FG Made-Attempted 12-41 (.293) 22-42 (.524)
3P Made-Attempted 6-15 (.400) 3-13 (.231)
FT Made-Attempted 7-8 (.875) 16-18 (.889)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (1/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 31

Game Leaders

 
SAV
UAB
PointsJ. Shuler 11P. Delaney III 19
ReboundsC. Linton 5C. Toney 9
AssistsA. Jones 2A. Johnson 6
StealsR. Bailey 3A. Johnson 4
Team Stats: Savannah State | UAB

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 3, 2009 @UAB 63, SAV 37Recap

Next 5 Games

SAV
UAB
01/06 @OKST 9:00pm
01/12 TALL 7:00pm
01/14 SCST 7:00pm
01/17 @LONG 2:00pm
01/20 @JAC 7:00pm
 01/10 @HOU 8:00pm
01/13 UCF 8:00pm
01/17 @MEM 8:00pm
01/19 ULL 8:00pm
01/21 UTEP 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Savannah State | UAB