Scores

Final OT

UTEP 72

(11-8, 4-2 C-USA)

UAB 78

(9-12, 1-5 C-USA)

8:00 PM ET, January 30, 2013

Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL

1 2 OT T
UTEP 28 36 872
UAB 24 40 1478

Top Performers

UTEP: M. Moore 18 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

UAB: J. Swing 24 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 6 Stl, 1 Blk

UAB 78, UTEP 72

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Jordan Swing scored six of his career-high 24 points in overtime as Alabama-Birmingham rallied past Texas-El Paso 78-72 Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing streak and posting its first Conference USA win of the season.

Swing hit the layup with 5 seconds left in regulation that tied it at 64 after the Blazers (9-12, 1-5) erased a 15-point, second-half deficit.

UAB used a 22-7 run, with Swing scoring eight and Rod Rucker seven, to make it 50-50 with 6:08 remaining in regulation, but could not take the lead until Fahro Alihodzic's layup opened overtime.

With the Blazers ahead 71-65, the Miners closed the gap to 71-70 on Jacques Streeter's three-point play with 2:13 remaining. Swing hit four straight free throws and Alihodzic added a layup with 20 seconds left, making it 77-72.

McKenzie Moore's 18 points led UTEP (11-8, 4-2), which had won five of its previous six games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UTEP
UAB
Points 72 78
FG Made-Attempted 24-48 (.500) 29-61 (.475)
3P Made-Attempted 10-19 (.526) 6-14 (.429)
FT Made-Attempted 14-29 (.483) 14-21 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 15 6

Game Leaders

 
UTEP
UAB
PointsM. Moore 18J. Swing 24
ReboundsJ. Bohannon 10R. Rucker 9
AssistsJ. Streeter 10F. Alihodzic 4
StealsJ. Streeter 1J. Swing 6
BlocksJ. Bohannon 5F. Alihodzic 3
Team Stats: UTEP | UAB

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 30, 2013 @UAB 78, UTEP 72Recap

Next 5 Games

UTEP
UAB
02/02 TULN 9:00pm
02/06 RICE 9:00pm
02/09 TLSA 9:00pm
02/13 @HOU 8:00pm
02/16 UCF 9:00pm
 02/02 USM 8:00pm
02/06 @TLSA 8:05pm
02/09 MRSH 3:00pm
02/13 @ECU 7:00pm
02/16 RICE 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: UTEP | UAB

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
View expanded standings »

Research Notes

Jordan Swing had 24 points and six steals off the bench for UAB on Wednesday night against UTEP. He joins Troy Franklin of Coppin State as the only Division I players to have at least 20 points and six steals in a game off the bench this season.

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