Walker and UAB host UTSA

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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UTSA Roadrunners (6-7, 0-2 C-USA) at UAB Blazers (11-2, 2-0 C-USA)

Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UAB plays the UTSA Roadrunners after Jordan Walker scored 25 points in UAB's 79-73 overtime win over the UTEP Miners.

The Blazers are 9-0 on their home court. UAB leads C-USA averaging 86.3 points and is shooting 47.1%.

The Roadrunners are 0-2 in conference games. UTSA is sixth in C-USA with 23.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Jacob Germany averaging 5.2.

The Blazers and Roadrunners square off Saturday for the first time in C-USA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walker is shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc with 4.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Blazers, while averaging 24.6 points, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals. KJ Buffen is shooting 56.5% and averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games for UAB.

Japhet Medor is shooting 41.2% and averaging 12.0 points for the Roadrunners. John Buggs III is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UTSA.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blazers: 9-1, averaging 83.4 points, 38.3 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.

Roadrunners: 4-6, averaging 70.2 points, 30.8 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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