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Gaines scores 22, helps UAB rally for 74-70 victory over SMU

AP
Mar 10, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Eric Gaines finished with 22 points and scored the final five points of the game at the free-throw line to rally UAB to a 74-70 victory over SMU on Sunday night, closing out the regular season of the American Athletic Conference.

Gaines' run of foul shots came after Efrem Johnson sank a pair to give SMU a 70-69 lead with 1:14 left to play.

Gaines added six steals for the Blazers (20-11, 12-6). Christian Coleman posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. added 16 points while going 5 of 7 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had 10 rebounds. Alejandro Vasquez scored 14.

Zhuric Phelps finished with 18 points to lead the Mustangs (20-11, 11-7). Chuck Harris added 17 points and Tyreek Smith scored 10.

Vasquez scored 12 points to help UAB take a 33-29 lead into halftime. Gaines scored 15 after the break.

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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
29
UAB
Blazers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tyreek Smith vs. Yaxel Lendeborg (Mustangs gains possession)
19:50		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
19:48		Javian Davis defensive rebound
19:21		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:19		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
19:03		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
19:01		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:52		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (Samuell Williamson steals)
18:46		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
18:44		Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
18:43		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Tyreek Smith's two point layup
18:41		Mustangs offensive rebound
18:33	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	2-0
18:16		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:14		Javian Davis offensive rebound
18:12		Samuell Williamson personal foul
18:09	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:52		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
17:50		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
17:41		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
17:39		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
17:32		Javian Davis turnover (Tyreek Smith steals)
17:21		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
17:19		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
17:10		B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
17:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:45		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
16:43		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
16:36		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
16:34		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
16:29	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Daniel Ortiz assists)	2-5
16:12	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)	5-5
15:47	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point jump shot	5-7
15:28	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point dunk (Chuck Harris assists)	7-7
15:06		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul
15:06		TV timeout
15:06	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 3	7-8
15:06	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	7-9
15:06	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	7-10
14:34		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
14:32		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
14:07		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
14:05		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
13:57		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
13:55		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
13:41		Emory Lanier personal foul
13:37		Tony Toney misses two point layup
13:35		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
13:26		Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
13:24		Tony Toney defensive rebound
13:10		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
12:46	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point hook shot	9-10
12:30		Christian Coleman turnover (bad pass)
12:13		Emory Lanier turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
12:07		Jalen Smith personal foul
11:53		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
11:44		Christian Coleman personal foul
11:44		TV timeout
11:33		Tyreek Smith misses two point jump shot
11:31		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
11:15		Tyreek Smith shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
11:15	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
11:15	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
10:59	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)	11-12
10:45	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	11-14
10:33		B.J. Edwards turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
10:26	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	11-16
10:16	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	14-16
9:52		Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
9:50		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
9:48		Eric Gaines personal foul
9:37		Javian Davis shooting foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
9:37	+1	Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
9:19	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	16-18
8:50	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point jump shot	18-18
8:24		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:22		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
8:13	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	21-18
7:58		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
7:56		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
7:55		Mustangs turnover
7:55		Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
7:53		Efrem Johnson offensive rebound
7:47		Samuell Williamson personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		Alejandro Vasquez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-19
7:22		Javian Davis personal foul
7:13		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
7:11		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
7:01		Daniel Ortiz misses two point jump shot
6:59		Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
6:47		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
6:47		Chuck Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:47	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
6:33		Ricardo Wright personal foul
6:33		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:33		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
6:12		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
6:12		Mustangs offensive rebound
6:12		Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
6:10		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Ja'Heim Hudson makes two point layup	24-19
5:46	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	24-21
5:33		Ricardo Wright turnover (Will Shaver steals)
5:11		Will Shaver turnover (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
5:01		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
4:59		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
4:55		Ricardo Wright personal foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
4:55		Alejandro Vasquez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:55	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
4:43	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point dunk (Ja'Heim Hudson assists)	26-22
4:26	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	26-24
4:16		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Ja'Heim Hudson's two point layup
4:14		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:58		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-25
3:58	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-26
3:49		Ja'Heim Hudson turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
3:42		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:40		Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
3:33		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
3:33		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:33	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
3:29		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
3:19		Emory Lanier misses two point jump shot
3:17		Jalen Smith offensive rebound
3:09		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
3:03		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
3:01		Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
2:43		Javian Davis personal foul
2:43		Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:43		Ricardo Wright offensive rebound
2:33		Ricardo Wright turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
2:25		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul (Will Shaver draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Will Shaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
2:25	+1	Will Shaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-28
2:08		Chuck Harris turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
2:00		Tony Toney misses two point layup
1:58		Blazers offensive rebound
1:51		Will Shaver misses two point jump shot
1:49		Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
1:30		Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
1:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	27-31
0:54	+2	Ja'Heim Hudson makes two point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	29-31
0:38		Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul
0:38	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
0:38	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
0:24		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
0:22		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
0:13		Ricardo Wright turnover
0:00		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
0:00		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMU
Mustangs
41
UAB
Blazers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Christian Coleman turnover (out of bounds)
19:43		Samuell Williamson misses two point layup
19:41		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
19:34		B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
19:34		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:34	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
19:18		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
19:16		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
19:07		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
19:05		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Tyreek Smith makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	31-34
18:24		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:22		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Tyreek Smith makes two point hook shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	33-34
17:39		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (out of bounds)
17:15		Tyreek Smith misses two point hook shot
17:13		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
17:05	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	36-34
16:51	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	36-36
16:32		Efrem Johnson personal foul
16:27		Efrem Johnson personal foul
16:22		Tyreek Smith misses two point layup
16:20		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
16:10	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	38-36
16:08		Chuck Harris personal foul
16:04		Daniel Ortiz turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
15:52	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	40-36
15:50		Tony Toney turnover (Chuck Harris steals)
15:48	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	42-36
15:48		Blazers 30 second timeout
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Tyreek Smith blocks Tony Toney's two point jump shot
15:38		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
15:30	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	42-38
15:14	+2	Tyreek Smith makes two point hook shot	44-38
15:08		TV timeout
14:49		Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
14:47		Blazers turnover
14:47		Mustangs offensive rebound
14:46		Mustangs turnover (shot clock violation)
14:34		Javian Davis misses two point layup
14:32		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
14:14		Ja'Heim Hudson misses two point layup
14:12		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
14:08		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
14:06		Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
14:04		Ricardo Wright offensive rebound
13:54	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	46-38
13:35		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:33		Tony Toney offensive rebound
13:28		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover
13:10		Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
13:08		Will Shaver defensive rebound
12:54		Ja'Heim Hudson blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point jump shot
12:52		Blazers offensive rebound
12:45		Christian Coleman turnover
12:45	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)	49-38
12:21		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
12:19		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
12:19		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul
12:05		Daniel Ortiz misses two point jump shot
12:03		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Tyreek Smith makes two point jump shot (Emory Lanier assists)	51-38
11:48		TV timeout
11:31		Jalen Smith personal foul
11:31		Chuck Harris personal foul
11:17		Ja'Heim Hudson blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
11:15		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	51-40
10:58	+3	Emory Lanier makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)	54-40
10:38	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot	54-42
10:10		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
10:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
10:05		Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul
9:53	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	54-44
9:35	+3	Ja'Heim Hudson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)	57-44
9:14		Tyreek Smith personal foul
9:14	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-45
9:14	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-46
8:53		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
8:51		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
8:39	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup	57-48
8:39		Samuell Williamson shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-49
8:29		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
8:27		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
8:19		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
8:17		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
8:17		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
8:15		Mustangs defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)	59-49
7:42		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
7:40		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
7:31		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-49
7:31		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:31		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	60-52
7:02		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
7:00		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
6:47		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
6:45		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk (B.J. Edwards assists)	62-52
6:18		Chuck Harris personal foul
6:18		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:18		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
5:58	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot	62-55
5:37		B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:35		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
5:35		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
5:33		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
5:31		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	62-57
5:22		B.J. Edwards shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-58
4:59	+3	Samuell Williamson makes three point jump shot (Chuck Harris assists)	65-58
4:53		Mustangs 30 second timeout
4:31		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:29		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
4:10	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point layup (Keon Ambrose-Hylton assists)	67-58
3:53	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot	67-61
3:50		Blazers 30 second timeout
3:50		TV timeout
3:30		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
3:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:20		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
3:18		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	67-63
3:03		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
3:03	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-63
2:44		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
2:42		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
2:34		Samuell Williamson misses two point layup
2:32		Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
2:29		Eric Gaines personal foul
2:29		Tyreek Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:29		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	69-65
1:57		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
1:55		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:48		Samuell Williamson personal foul
1:48		Mustangs 30 second timeout
1:48	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-66
1:48	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
1:34		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
1:34		Chuck Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
1:14		Samuell Williamson personal foul
1:14	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-68
1:14	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-69
0:56		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
0:54		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
0:34		Christian Coleman blocks Chuck Harris's two point jump shot
0:32		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:26		Chuck Harris shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-70
0:26	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-71
0:26		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:11		Eric Gaines personal foul
0:11		Chuck Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:11		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
0:07		Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
0:07		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
0:01		Chuck Harris turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
0:01		Chuck Harris personal foul
0:01	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:01	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:00		End of period

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Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2