second-half lead dip below seven points. Rod Rucker scored 20 points to lead the Blazers (16-17), the No. 7 seed. Preston Purifoy added 10 points. UAB beat SMU 53-52 in the first round on Wednesday.
deficit to seven with just over three minutes remaining, got a career-high 23 points from Jordan Swing , while Preston Purifoy had a career-high 20 and Rod Rucker 14. The Scarlet Knights took a 36-11 lead by making their first 10 shots
2 minutes, but the Pirates missed four 3-pointers and turned it over just once themselves the rest of the way. Preston Purifoy made both his free throws with 11 seconds to play, giving UAB its sixth win in its last seven. The Blazers scored
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Preston Purifoy and Jordan Swing scored 19 points each to lead Alabama-Birmingham to an 80-57 victory over Rice in a Conference USA game on
rebounds to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 75-61 victory over Marshall in a Conference USA game on Saturday afternoon. Preston Purifoy scored 15 points, Jordan Swing had 13, Robert Williams 12, and Fahro Alihodzic contributed eight points and nine
Preston Purifoy and Terence Jones scored 17 points apiece to lead UAB to an 83-63 victory over Northeastern in a nonconference game Saturday
and nine rebounds to lead Alabama-Birmingham over Louisiana-Monroe 76-69 Thursday night. Robert Williams and Preston Purifoy each scored 12 points, while Terence Jones and Jordan Swing added 11 apiece for UAB (6-6). UAB outrebounded
nonconference win snapped a two-game losing streak for UAB (5-5), which got 17 points from Fahro Alihodzic, 14 from Preston Purifoy , 13 from Robert Williams and 12 from Isiah Jones. Jones also had eight assists, and Williams grabbed eight rebounds
Kerry Hammonds had nine apiece. Jordan Swing had 13 points to lead the Blazers (4-5), and Fahro Alihodzic and Preston Purifoy scored 10 each. The Blazers stayed close for much of the first half, trailing 34-27 with 5 minutes left. The