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UAB steamrolls Temple 85-69 to win AAC championship, berth in NCAA Tournament

AP
Mar 17, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Alejandro Vasquez sank five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a career-high 29, Yaxel Lendeborg finished with his 19th double-double of the season and UAB cruised to a wire-to-wire 85-69 victory over Temple on Sunday in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament, earning the Blazers a spot in the NCAA Tournament for a 17th time.

Vasquez opened the scoring with a 3-pointer two minutes into the game and the fourth-seeded Blazers (23-11) never looked back, heading to the Big Dance on a five-game win streak. Vasquez had 21 points by halftime to lead UAB to a 43-27 advantage.

Vasquez accounted for nearly half of UAB's first-half output, hitting all five of his 3-point attempts on 7-for-9 shooting. The Blazers shot 52% in the first half and made 7 of 13 from beyond the arc.

Hysier Miller hit two 3-pointers and had 16 points at the break for Temple. Miller hit 4 of 8 shots, while the rest of the Owls made 5 of 22. Temple shot 30% overall and missed 10 of 12 from distance.

Vasquez made 11 of 16 shots, missing his only 3-point attempt in the second half, for UAB. Lendeborg totaled 14 points and 16 rebounds. Eric Gaines added 15 points, nine assists, six rebounds and five steals. Christian Coleman scored 15 on 7-for-12 shooting.

Miller scored a career-high 32 to lead 11th-seeded Temple (16-20). He made 9 of 18 shots with four 3-pointers and 10 of 11 foul shots. Shane Dezonie added 11 points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench.

Coach Adam Fisher's Owls had won five in a row entering play and hadn't lost since a 100-72 setback to UAB. After that loss a gambling investigation was announced due to unusual betting.

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1st Half
TEMP
Owls
27
UAB
Blazers
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Steve Settle III vs. Christian Coleman (Eric Gaines gains possession)
19:46		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
19:44		Jump ball. Jordan Riley vs. Eric Gaines (Owls gains possession)
19:22		Matteo Picarelli turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
19:16		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
19:14		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
19:07		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
19:05		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
18:52		Jordan Riley blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
18:50		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
18:42		Eric Gaines blocks Hysier Miller's two point layup
18:40		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
18:31		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
18:29		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
18:10		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
18:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	0-3
17:26		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
17:24		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	0-5
16:52		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
16:50		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:35		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
16:29	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup	2-5
16:11	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	2-8
15:52	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Sam Hofman assists)	4-8
15:44		TV timeout
15:26		Shane Dezonie shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
15:26		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:26		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:26		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
15:10		Javian Davis shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
15:10	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
15:10	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
14:52		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
14:48		Blazers offensive rebound
14:32	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	6-11
14:00		Hysier Miller misses two point jump shot
13:58		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point dunk	8-11
13:36	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	8-13
13:17		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass) (Efrem Johnson steals)
13:06		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
13:04		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	8-15
12:47		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
12:45		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:37		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
12:35		Jahlil White defensive rebound
12:28		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
12:23		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
12:17		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:15		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
12:03		Jordan Riley misses two point hook shot
12:01		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
11:45		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
11:38	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup	10-15
11:38		TV timeout
11:15		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
11:14		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:54		Zion Stanford misses two point jump shot
10:52		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
10:46	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	10-18
10:13		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
9:57	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	10-20
9:40	+2	Zion Stanford makes two point layup (Shane Dezonie assists)	12-20
9:22		Steve Settle III shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
9:22	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-22
9:11		Hysier Miller turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Ortiz steals)
9:05		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
9:03		Zion Stanford defensive rebound
8:53		Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot
8:51		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:45		Sam Hofman blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
8:43		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Sam Hofman assists)	15-22
8:09		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
8:07		Zion Stanford defensive rebound
7:58		Jahlil White misses two point layup
7:56		Zion Stanford offensive rebound
7:54		Eric Gaines personal foul (Zion Stanford draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:46		Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot
7:44		Jahlil White offensive rebound
7:38		Shane Dezonie misses two point layup
7:36		Sam Hofman offensive rebound
7:28		Zion Stanford turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
7:23		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:23		Blazers offensive rebound
7:23		Jahlil White personal foul
7:08		Efrem Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Hysier Miller steals)
7:00	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	17-22
7:00		Javian Davis shooting foul (Shane Dezonie draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Shane Dezonie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-22
6:37		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
6:35		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
6:15		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
6:14		Sam Hofman personal foul
6:02	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	18-24
5:45		Shane Dezonie turnover (bad pass)
5:30		Hysier Miller personal foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
5:27	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	18-27
4:53		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
4:51		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	18-29
4:47		Owls 30 second timeout
4:34		Jahlil White misses two point jump shot
4:32		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
4:21		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:19		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
4:11		Matteo Picarelli misses two point layup
4:09		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	18-31
3:56		Hysier Miller turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
3:50	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	18-33
3:21	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot	21-33
3:02	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	21-36
2:36		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
2:36		TV timeout
2:36	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-36
2:36	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-36
2:12	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot	23-39
1:45		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
1:43		Shane Dezonie offensive rebound
1:39	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point layup	25-39
1:17	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point hook shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	25-41
1:04		Jahlil White misses two point layup
1:02		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
0:58		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
0:56		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
0:50		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
0:48		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:40		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-42
0:40	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-43
0:18		Christian Coleman personal foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul)
0:01		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-43
0:01	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TEMP
Owls
42
UAB
Blazers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point hook shot	27-45
19:30	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	29-45
19:08	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	29-47
18:53		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Steve Settle III's two point layup
18:51		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
18:46		Jordan Riley blocks Eric Gaines's two point jump shot
18:44		Blazers offensive rebound
18:37		Hysier Miller shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
18:37	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-49
18:27		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul)
18:18		Shane Dezonie misses two point jump shot
18:16		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	29-51
17:40		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
17:38		Blazers defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	29-53
17:04		Hysier Miller turnover (bad pass) (Christian Coleman steals)
16:54		Jordan Riley blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
16:52		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
16:47		Eric Gaines blocks Hysier Miller's three point jump shot
16:45		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	29-55
16:15		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
16:13		Blazers defensive rebound
16:00		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
15:58		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
15:54		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:54	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-55
15:54		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:54		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:30		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Shane Dezonie steals)
15:25	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point layup (Jahlil White assists)	32-55
15:11	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	32-57
14:45	+2	Jahlil White makes two point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	34-57
14:20		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
14:18		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:16	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	34-59
14:16		Jordan Riley shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
14:16		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:16		Jahlil White defensive rebound
14:04	+2	Zion Stanford makes two point jump shot (Shane Dezonie assists)	36-59
13:47		Zion Stanford shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-60
13:47		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
13:29		Javian Davis shooting foul (Zion Stanford draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Zion Stanford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-60
13:29	+1	Zion Stanford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-60
13:09		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
13:07		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
13:00	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	38-62
12:40	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	40-62
12:40		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
12:40		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:40		Javian Davis defensive rebound
12:13		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:11		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
11:59		Zion Stanford turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
11:59		TV timeout
11:36		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
11:36		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-63
11:22	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point jump shot (Sam Hofman assists)	42-63
11:22		Tony Toney shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-63
11:02		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
11:00		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
10:44		Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot
10:42		Steve Settle III offensive rebound
10:38	+2	Steve Settle III makes two point layup	45-63
10:28		Blazers 30 second timeout
10:28		TV timeout
10:22		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
10:20		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
10:16		Eric Gaines blocks Hysier Miller's two point layup
10:15		Shane Dezonie offensive rebound
10:13		Shane Dezonie misses two point layup
10:12		Jahlil White offensive rebound
10:10		Jahlil White misses two point layup
10:09		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
10:01		Efrem Johnson turnover (traveling)
9:55		Steve Settle III misses two point layup
9:53		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	45-65
9:12	+2	Steve Settle III makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	47-65
8:48		Efrem Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hofman steals)
8:42	+2	Shane Dezonie makes two point dunk (Sam Hofman assists)	49-65
8:42		Owls 30 second timeout
8:35		Shane Dezonie personal foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
8:31	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	49-67
8:20		Shane Dezonie turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
8:18		Hysier Miller personal foul
8:08	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	49-69
8:08		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-70
8:00	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup (Hysier Miller assists)	51-70
7:36		Jahlil White blocks Christian Coleman's two point layup
7:34		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup (Jordan Riley assists)	53-70
7:23		Sam Hofman shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:23	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-71
7:09		Eric Gaines shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
7:09	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-71
7:09		Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:09		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
6:55		Zion Stanford personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
6:55		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:55		Jahlil White defensive rebound
6:31		Hysier Miller turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
6:05		Jahlil White shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-72
6:05	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-73
5:51		Jahlil White turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
5:47		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
5:45		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
5:42		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
5:40		Hysier Miller defensive rebound
5:38		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-73
5:38	+1	Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-73
5:16	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	56-75
5:16		Shane Dezonie shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-76
4:58	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Shane Dezonie assists)	59-76
4:25		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
4:23		Shane Dezonie defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Shane Dezonie assists)	61-76
4:01		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:59		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
3:49	+2	Hysier Miller makes two point layup	63-76
3:34		Shane Dezonie personal foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-77
3:34	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-78
3:22	+3	Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	66-78
2:55		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point hook shot
2:53		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
2:51	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk	66-80
2:41		Sam Hofman misses three point jump shot
2:39		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
2:36		Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
2:13		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:11		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	66-82
1:51		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
1:49		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:26		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:24		Sam Hofman defensive rebound
1:15		Hysier Miller misses two point jump shot
1:13		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:58		Steve Settle III blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
0:56		Steve Settle III defensive rebound
0:52		Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot
0:50		Steve Settle III offensive rebound
0:46		Efrem Johnson blocks Steve Settle III's two point layup
0:44		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:21	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot	66-85
0:14	+3	Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists)	69-85
0:14		Owls 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Owls 30 second timeout