Gaines scores 17 as UAB beats Western Kentucky 72-60

AP
Feb 25, 2023

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Eric Gaines' 17 points off of the bench helped lead UAB to a 72-60 victory against Western Kentucky on Saturday night.

Gaines shot 7 for 14, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Blazers (22-8, 13-6 Conference USA). Tavin Lovan added 14 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and he also had five rebounds. Trey Jemison recorded 10 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line.

The Hilltoppers (15-14, 7-11) were led in scoring by Jairus Hamilton, who finished with 20 points. Dontaie Allen added 10 points for Western Kentucky. In addition, Emmanuel Akot had nine points and seven rebounds.

UAB took the lead with 1:11 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 33-29 at halftime, with Javian Davis racking up eight points. UAB extended its lead to 55-39 during the second half, fueled by a 14-2 scoring run. Gaines scored a team-high nine points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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UAB's next game is Saturday against Charlotte on the road, and Western Kentucky visits UTEP on Thursday.

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

1st Half
UAB
Blazers
33
WKU
Hilltoppers
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blazers gains possession)
19:46		Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
19:44		Trey Jemison offensive rebound
19:44		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Trey Jemison draws the foul)
19:44		Trey Jemison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:44		Trey Jemison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:44		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
19:25		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
19:23		Tavin Lovan defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Ty Brewer makes two point layup	2-0
18:44		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
18:42		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
18:36	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	2-2
18:16	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point layup	4-2
17:59	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	4-5
17:44		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
17:42		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	4-7
17:14		Tavin Lovan misses two point layup
17:12		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
17:05		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
17:03		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
16:53		Jordan Walker turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
16:39		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
16:39		Jairus Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39	+1	Jairus Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
16:18		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
16:16		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
16:00		Emmanuel Akot misses two point hook shot
15:58		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
15:46		KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
15:44		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
15:27		Dayvion McKnight turnover (traveling)
15:27		TV timeout
15:15		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
15:13		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
14:59		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass)
14:48	+2	Trey Jemison makes two point dunk (Jordan Walker assists)	6-8
14:28		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
14:26		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
14:06		Jamarion Sharp blocks Eric Gaines's two point jump shot
14:04		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
14:00		Jamarion Sharp blocks Eric Gaines's two point layup
14:00		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
14:00		Ty Brewer personal foul
13:49	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rawls assists)	6-11
13:26		Javian Davis turnover (traveling)
13:11	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	6-13
12:56	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	8-13
12:56		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
12:56		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 (Fallou Diagne lane violation)
12:56	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-13
12:27		Tyrone Marshall misses two point layup
12:25		Javian Davis defensive rebound
12:05		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
11:58		Fallou Diagne flagrant 1 (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58		Eric Gaines misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
11:58	+1	Eric Gaines makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	10-13
11:46		Javian Davis offensive foul
11:46		Javian Davis turnover (offensive foul)
11:32		Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
11:25	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	12-13
11:10	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	12-15
10:52		Javian Davis misses two point layup
10:50		Javian Davis offensive rebound
10:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	14-15
10:49		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-15
10:33		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
10:31		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
10:26	+3	Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	18-15
10:07		Tavin Lovan personal foul
9:52		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
9:50		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
9:45		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Ty Brewer steals)
9:28	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup (Ty Brewer assists)	20-15
9:18		Dayvion McKnight turnover (Ty Brewer steals)
9:12	+2	Ty Brewer makes two point dunk	22-15
9:12		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
8:56		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
8:39		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:37		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
8:25		Tyrone Marshall misses two point jump shot
8:23		Tyrone Marshall offensive rebound
8:20		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Tyrone Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-16
8:20	+1	Tyrone Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-17
8:08		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:06		Javian Davis offensive rebound
7:54		Ty Brewer misses three point jump shot
7:52		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
7:51		Eric Gaines personal foul (Jairus Hamilton draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point dunk	22-19
7:05		Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
7:03		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
6:47	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	22-22
6:20		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
6:16		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
5:57		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
5:55		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point layup	22-24
5:28		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
5:26		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
5:22	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	24-24
5:13		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
5:11		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
4:55		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
4:55		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:55		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:55		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
4:37		Jairus Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Walker steals)
4:28		Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
4:26		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
4:03		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
4:01		Trey Jemison defensive rebound
3:41		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
3:39		Tavin Lovan offensive rebound
3:37	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point layup	26-24
3:11		Emmanuel Akot turnover (Jordan Walker steals)
3:02		Jordan Walker misses two point layup
3:00		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
2:46		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
2:44		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
2:36		Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
2:34		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
2:29	+2	Jairus Hamilton makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	26-26
2:19		Blazers 30 second timeout
2:19		TV timeout
2:10	+2	Ty Brewer makes two point jump shot (Tavin Lovan assists)	28-26
1:52		Trey Jemison shooting foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
1:52		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:52	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-27
1:39		Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
1:37		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:25	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point hook shot	28-29
1:11	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot (Tavin Lovan assists)	31-29
0:38		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
0:36		Blazers defensive rebound
0:09		Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
0:07		Tavin Lovan offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Tavin Lovan makes two point layup	33-29
0:01		Jordan Rawls turnover (lost ball) (Ty Brewer steals)
0:00		End of period

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Gaines scores 17 as UAB beats Western Kentucky 72-60

1st Half
UAB
Blazers
33
WKU
Hilltoppers
29

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Gaines scores 17 as UAB beats Western Kentucky 72-60

1st Half UABBlazers33WKUHilltoppers29

1st Half
UAB
Blazers
33
WKU
Hilltoppers
29