Walker leads UAB against West Virginia

Published Dec. 9, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UAB Blazers (7-1) at West Virginia Mountaineers (7-2)

Morgantown, Indiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UAB visits the West Virginia Mountaineers after Jordan Walker scored 30 points in UAB's 76-68 victory over the South Alabama Jaguars.

The Mountaineers are 4-0 in home games. West Virginia has a 7-2 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Blazers play their first true road game after going 7-1 with a 2-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. UAB ranks sixth in C-USA shooting 34.1% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Stevenson is shooting 52.8% and averaging 14.2 points for the Mountaineers. Emmitt Matthews Jr. is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers for West Virginia.

Walker is scoring 25.6 points per game and averaging 2.4 rebounds for the Blazers. KJ Buffen is averaging 10.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for UAB.

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