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Johnson, UAB knock off North Texas 82-79 in OT

AP
Feb 01, 2024

DENTON, Texas (AP) Efrem Johnson scored 18 points, five in the overtime, as UAB knocked off North Texas 82-79 on Wednesday.

The Blazers reached overtime when Eric Gaines dumped a pass in the lane to Yaxel Lendeborg for a dunk with 1.5 seconds left to tie the game at 72.

Johnson was 6 of 13 shooting, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Blazers (14-7, 6-2 American Athletic Conference). Lendeborg scored 16 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line, and added 10 rebounds. Javian Davis shot 6 of 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 16 points.

The Mean Green (12-8, 5-3) were led by Jason Edwards, who recorded 31 points and two steals. Aaron Scott added 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for North Texas. C.J. Noland also had 17 points.

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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
26
NTEX
Mean Green
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Yaxel Lendeborg vs. Moulaye Sissoko (Mean Green gains possession)
19:38	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (C.J. Noland assists)	0-3
19:30		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:28		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:32	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	2-5
18:07	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	2-7
17:46		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
17:44		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
17:26	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point layup	2-9
17:07		Jason Edwards personal foul
16:52	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point jump shot	4-9
16:29		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
16:27		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
16:24		Javian Davis shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
16:24		Aaron Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
16:12	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	6-10
15:52		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
15:50		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
15:45		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
15:43		John Buggs III offensive rebound
15:39	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)	6-13
15:22		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
15:20		Mean Green defensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
14:57	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot (Jason Edwards assists)	6-15
14:36		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
14:34		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
14:18		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
14:16		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
14:08		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
14:06		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
13:53		Jump ball. Jason Edwards vs. Eric Gaines (Blazers gains possession)
13:53		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
13:38		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:36		Mean Green defensive rebound
13:36		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
13:12		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
13:10		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point jump shot	8-15
12:23		Matthew Stone misses three point jump shot
12:21		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
12:13		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:11		John Buggs III defensive rebound
12:01		Christian Coleman blocks C.J. Noland's two point layup
11:59		Matthew Stone offensive rebound
11:46		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
11:44		Matthew Stone offensive rebound
11:40		John Buggs III misses two point jump shot
11:38		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
11:20		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
11:18		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
11:09		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:07		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
10:54		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
10:52		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
10:51		Jason Edwards personal foul
10:51		TV timeout
10:33	+2	Daniel Ortiz makes two point jump shot	10-15
10:18	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	10-17
9:59		Efrem Johnson turnover (bad pass)
9:30		C.J. Noland misses two point jump shot
9:28		Mean Green offensive rebound
9:26		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:24		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
9:19		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
9:17		Mean Green defensive rebound
9:01		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point jump shot
8:59		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
8:40		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
8:38		Javian Davis offensive rebound
8:28		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
8:26		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot	10-19
8:02		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
8:00		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
7:39		C.J. Noland misses two point jump shot
7:37		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Javian Davis assists)	12-19
7:14		Eric Gaines blocks Jason Edwards's three point jump shot
7:12		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
7:08		Daniel Ortiz shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:08	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
7:08	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
6:51		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
6:28	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot	12-24
6:05		Efrem Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
5:59	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup (Rondel Walker assists)	12-26
5:58		Blazers 30 second timeout
5:40	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	14-26
5:17	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point layup	14-28
5:02	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-28
4:42	+3	C.J. Noland makes three point jump shot (Robert Allen assists)	16-31
4:12		Tony Toney misses two point layup
4:10		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point jump shot	16-33
3:19	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	18-33
2:55		Aaron Scott misses two point layup
2:53		Robert Allen offensive rebound
2:49		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
2:47		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
2:40	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	21-33
2:19		C.J. Noland turnover (lost ball) (Tony Toney steals)
2:13		C.J. Noland blocks Tony Toney's two point layup
2:11		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
2:04		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
2:02		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
2:01		TV timeout
1:55		Javian Davis offensive foul (John Buggs III draws the foul)
1:55		Javian Davis turnover (offensive foul)
1:34		Aaron Scott turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Ortiz steals)
1:29	+2	Daniel Ortiz makes two point layup	23-33
1:05	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	23-35
1:02		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:41		Aaron Scott blocks Daniel Ortiz's two point jump shot
0:39		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
0:15		Robert Allen turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
0:14		Robert Allen personal foul
0:05		John Buggs III personal foul
0:02	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	26-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
46
NTEX
Mean Green
37

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	26-38
19:29	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	28-38
19:04		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Moulaye Sissoko draws the foul)
19:04	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
19:04		Moulaye Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:04		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:55		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Noland steals)
18:49		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Aaron Scott's two point dunk
18:47		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
18:46		Efrem Johnson personal foul
18:28		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
18:26		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
18:16		Jason Edwards personal foul
18:12		Aaron Scott personal foul
18:03		John Buggs III shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
18:03	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-39
18:03	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-39
17:44	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	30-41
17:28	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	32-41
17:09		C.J. Noland misses two point jump shot
17:07		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
17:06		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
16:56	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point jump shot	32-43
16:38		Aaron Scott personal foul
16:36		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:34		Javian Davis offensive rebound
16:30		Robert Allen shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-43
16:30	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-43
16:10		C.J. Noland turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
16:00		Robert Allen personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:54		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals)
15:38		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
15:36		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:23	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	36-43
14:57		Rondel Walker turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
14:41		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
14:41	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
14:24		Eric Gaines personal foul
14:10		Javian Davis shooting foul (C.J. Noland draws the foul)
14:10	+1	C.J. Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-44
14:10	+1	C.J. Noland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-45
13:56		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (bad pass) (Moulaye Sissoko steals)
13:56		Efrem Johnson personal foul (C.J. Noland draws the foul)
13:37	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (C.J. Noland assists)	38-48
13:19	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	40-48
12:58		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
12:56		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
12:50		John Buggs III shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
12:50		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:50		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	41-50
12:17		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
12:15		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	41-52
11:33		Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
11:31		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
11:07		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (C.J. Noland draws the foul)
11:07		TV timeout
11:07	+1	C.J. Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-53
11:07	+1	C.J. Noland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-54
10:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	43-54
10:12		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
10:10		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
10:09		Daniel Ortiz personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Rondel Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-55
10:09		Rondel Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:09		Blazers defensive rebound
10:09		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
10:09	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
9:55		C.J. Noland turnover (lost ball) (Tony Toney steals)
9:47		Rondel Walker personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-55
9:47	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-55
9:47		Mean Green 30 second timeout
9:47		TV timeout
9:31		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:29		Tony Toney defensive rebound
9:27		Rondel Walker personal foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
9:27		Tony Toney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:27		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
9:26		Tony Toney personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
9:26		Rondel Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:26		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:16		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:14		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
8:53		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
8:51		Mean Green offensive rebound
8:51		Tony Toney personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Rondel Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
8:51		Rondel Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:51		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot	50-56
8:15		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point dunk
8:13		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
8:07		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
8:05		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
7:37		C.J. Noland shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-56
7:37	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
7:12	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot	52-59
6:59		Aaron Scott blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
6:57		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
6:54		Moulaye Sissoko blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
6:54		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
6:54		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
6:54	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
6:46		Mean Green 30 second timeout
6:35		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
6:35	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
6:26	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	56-61
6:07		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
6:00		Aaron Scott blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
5:58		Blazers offensive rebound
5:52		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (Jason Edwards steals)
5:47	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	56-63
5:42		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
5:40		Javian Davis offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	58-63
5:36		Blazers 30 second timeout
5:06		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
4:58		Rondel Walker personal foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
4:58		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:58	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
4:35		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
4:33		Javian Davis defensive rebound
4:21	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	62-63
3:59		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
3:57		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
3:57		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Moulaye Sissoko draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
3:57	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-65
3:43	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	64-65
3:13	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point layup	64-67
2:57		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass) (Jason Edwards steals)
2:46		Eric Gaines personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
2:46		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
2:36		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:34		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:29	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	66-68
2:00		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
1:58		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:40		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (lost ball) (Robert Allen steals)
1:24	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	66-70
1:13		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
1:11		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
0:42		Eric Gaines blocks Jason Edwards's two point jump shot
0:40		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:30		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:28		Blazers offensive rebound
0:28		Rondel Walker personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
0:28	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-70
0:26		Aaron Scott turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
0:16	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	70-70
0:06	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point jump shot	70-72
0:01	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	72-72
0:01		Mean Green 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

OT
UAB
Blazers
10
NTEX
Mean Green
7

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Yaxel Lendeborg vs. Moulaye Sissoko (Mean Green gains possession)
4:34		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
4:32		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
4:20	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point jump shot	75-72
3:55		Aaron Scott turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
3:50		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
3:48		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
3:38		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
3:36		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
3:27	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point layup	75-74
3:02		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
3:00		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
2:30		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-75
2:30	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-76
2:15	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	78-76
1:44		Eric Gaines personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
1:44		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:44	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-77
1:17	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	80-77
0:51	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	80-79
0:40		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:40		TV timeout
0:25		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:23		John Buggs III defensive rebound
0:12		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
0:10		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:07		Aaron Scott personal foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-79
0:07		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:07	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-79
0:07		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Blazers 30 second timeout