Southern Methodist 75, UAB 78

1 2 T
SMU (7-16) 40 35 75
UAB (17-8) 42 36 78

Final

3:00 PM ET, February 14, 2009
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL

UAB 78, SMU 75

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Team Stat Comparison
SOUTHERN METHODIST UAB
Points 75 78
FG Made-Attempted 32-61 (.525) 23-50 (.460)
3P Made-Attempted 7-15 (.467) 5-20 (.250)
FT Made-Attempted 4-9 (.444) 27-33 (.818)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 8 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 11
Game Leaders
 SOUTHERN METHODISTUAB
PointsP. McCoy 29L. Kinnard 22
ReboundsM. Faye 9L. Kinnard 6
AssistsP. McCoy 3P. Delaney III 4
StealsF. Otis 2L. Kinnard 4
BlocksM. Faye 1R. Vaden 1
 · Team Stats: S. Methodist | UAB
Game Flow
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Feb 14, 2009 @UAB 78, SMU 75Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
SOUTHERN METHODIST (ET) UAB (ET)
02/18 @MEM 8:00pm
02/21 RICE 8:00pm
02/25 @UTEP 9:05pm
02/28 TLSA 8:00pm
03/04 USM 8:00pm
02/18 @TULN 8:00pm
02/21 USM 2:00pm
02/26 MEM 9:00pm
02/28 @ECU 7:00pm
03/04 @UTEP 9:05pm
 · Complete Schedule: S. Methodist | UAB
Conference USA Standings
TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#10 Memphis16-031-3
Tulsa12-424-10
UAB11-522-11
Houston10-621-11
UTEP10-619-12
UCF7-917-14
Marshall7-915-17
Tulane7-914-17
East Carolina5-1113-17
Southern Miss4-1215-17
Rice4-1210-22
Southern Methodist3-139-21
 · View expanded standings
Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Lawrence Kinnard scored 22 points and Alabama-Birmingham beat Southern Methodist 78-75 on Saturday.

The Blazers (17-8, 6-3 Conference USA) trailed 75-74 on a layup by SMU's Bamba Falls with 18 seconds left. Paul Delaney III put UAB ahead 76-75 with two free throws 10 seconds later.

The Mustangs (7-16, 1-9) had one last chance to take the lead, but Kinnard stole the ball from Robert Nyakundi with 8 seconds to play. Robert Vaden hit two free throws to seal the win for the Blazers.

Vaden added 18 points for the Blazers and Delaney chipped in with 17.

Paul McCoy led SMU with 29 points, including going 4 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc. Papa Dia chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds and Fall added 10 points for the Mustangs, who have now lost seven of their last eight games.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, February 14th
10 Memphis 72 Final
Southern Miss 47
S. Methodist 75 Final
UAB 78
Rice 88 Final
East Carolina 91 OT
Tulsa 72 Final
UCF 74
Tulane 64 Final
Houston 83
Marshall 67 Final
UTEP 74