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Vasquez scores 27 off the bench, UAB downs Tulsa 83-51

AP
Jan 04, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alejandro scored 27 points off of the bench to lead UAB over Tulsa 83-51 on Saturday.

Vasquez shot 10 of 20 from the field, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Blazers (8-7, 1-1 American Athletic Conference). Christian Coleman added 14 points while finishing 6 of 10 from the floor and had 13 rebounds. Ja'Borri McGhee had 12 points and shot 5 for 9, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.

The Golden Hurricane (6-9, 0-2) were led by Ian Smikle, who recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Dwon Odom added nine points for Tulsa. Jesaiah McWright had seven points and two steals.

UAB took the lead with 15:14 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Vasquez led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 42-22 at the break. UAB extended its lead to 58-26 during the second half, fueled by a 14-2 scoring run. Vasquez scored a team-high 13 points in the second half.

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1st Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
22
UAB
Blazers
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ian Smikle vs. Christian Coleman (Golden Hurricane gains possession)
19:40		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
19:38		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:16		Tyshawn Archie misses two point layup
19:14		Ian Smikle offensive rebound
19:11		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
19:09		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
18:53		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
18:51		Tony Toney offensive rebound
18:49	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point cutting dunk (Tony Toney assists)	0-4
18:22	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point driving layup (Dwon Odom assists)	2-4
18:09		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
18:07		Tyshawn Archie defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Dwon Odom makes two point driving floating jump shot	4-4
17:38	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	4-6
17:14	+2	Keaston Willis makes two point driving layup	6-6
17:00		Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
16:58		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
16:53		Tony Toney shooting foul (Braeden Carrington draws the foul)
16:53		Braeden Carrington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:53		Braeden Carrington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:53		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point driving reverse layup	6-8
16:17	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point cutting layup (Dwon Odom assists)	8-8
16:03		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:01		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
15:49		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Ian Smikle draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:29		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
15:27		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:14	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	8-11
14:44		Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
14:26		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
14:24		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:11	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	8-13
14:00		Matt Reed misses two point layup
13:58		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	8-16
13:47		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
13:34		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
13:32		Tony Toney defensive rebound
13:20		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Dwon Odom steals)
13:12		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Tyshawn Archie's two point layup
13:10		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:01		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
12:59		Tyshawn Archie defensive rebound
12:49		Matt Reed misses two point layup
12:47		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
12:41		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
12:39		Matt Reed defensive rebound
12:36		Dwon Odom turnover (out of bounds)
12:26		Bradley Ezewiro turnover (lost ball) (Jesaiah McWright steals)
12:18		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul)
12:06	+2	Dwon Odom makes two point jump shot	10-16
11:53		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
11:51		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
11:46	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	10-18
11:37		Matt Reed turnover (lost ball) (Efrem Johnson steals)
11:32	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	10-20
11:15		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Justin Amadi's two point layup
11:13		Golden Hurricane offensive rebound
11:12		TV timeout
11:04		Dwon Odom turnover (bad pass)
10:53		Jesaiah McWright shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-21
10:53	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-22
10:25		Jaye Nash misses two point layup
10:23		Ian Smikle offensive rebound
10:22		Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
10:08		Christian Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Ian Smikle steals)
10:01		Jaye Nash misses two point jump shot
9:59		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
9:34		Bradley Ezewiro turnover (lost ball)
9:17	+3	Jesaiah McWright makes three point jump shot (Jaye Nash assists)	13-22
8:57		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
8:55		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
8:32		Braeden Carrington misses two point layup
8:30		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	13-24
8:21		Jesaiah McWright shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-25
8:03		Jaye Nash misses two point jump shot
8:01		Jaye Nash offensive rebound
7:55	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup	15-25
7:35	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	15-27
7:22		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Ian Smikle's two point layup
7:20		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
7:16		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass) (Keaston Willis steals)
6:47	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point hook shot	17-27
6:28	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	17-29
6:03	+2	Braeden Carrington makes two point layup	19-29
5:47	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	19-32
5:34		Jesaiah McWright turnover (bad pass) (Tyren Moore steals)
5:25	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	19-34
5:25		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
5:25		TV timeout
5:01		Christian Coleman blocks Matt Reed's two point layup
4:59		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
4:52		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
4:50		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
4:45		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
4:43		Matt Reed offensive rebound
4:36		Tyshawn Archie misses two point layup
4:34		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	19-37
4:07		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
4:05		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	19-39
3:31		Tyshawn Archie misses three point jump shot
3:29		Tyshawn Archie offensive rebound
3:13		Dwon Odom misses two point layup
3:11		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:06		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
3:04		Blazers offensive rebound
3:04		TV timeout
2:52		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass) (Keaston Willis steals)
2:40		Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
2:38		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
2:29		Tony Toney misses two point layup
2:27		Golden Hurricane defensive rebound
2:17		Dwon Odom turnover (bad pass)
2:05		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
2:03		Blazers offensive rebound
1:59	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	19-42
1:40		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Dwon Odom's two point layup
1:38		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
1:28		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
1:26		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
1:21		Tyshawn Archie turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Ezewiro steals)
1:09		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
1:07		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
0:48		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (Ian Smikle draws the foul)
0:28		Golden Hurricane turnover (shot clock violation)
0:06		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
0:04		Justin Amadi defensive rebound
0:00		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Dwon Odom draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Dwon Odom makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-42
0:00	+1	Dwon Odom makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-42
0:00	+1	Dwon Odom makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-42
0:00		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:00		Tony Toney turnover (bad pass) (Justin Amadi steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TLSA
Golden Hurricane
29
UAB
Blazers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	22-44
19:34		Ian Smikle misses two point jump shot
19:32		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
19:24		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
19:22		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Keaston Willis makes two point layup (Ian Smikle assists)	24-44
18:45		Dwon Odom shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
18:45	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-45
18:45	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-46
18:31		Dwon Odom turnover (bad pass)
18:12	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	24-48
17:58		Tyshawn Archie misses two point jump shot
17:56		Ian Smikle offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup	26-48
17:37		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
17:35		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
17:35		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Ian Smikle draws the foul)
17:13		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
17:11		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	26-50
17:03		Ian Smikle shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
17:03	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-51
16:48		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
16:46		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
16:33		Braeden Carrington blocks Christian Coleman's two point jump shot
16:31		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
16:25	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	26-54
16:08		Tyshawn Archie misses two point layup
16:06		Tony Toney defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	26-56
15:56		Golden Hurricane 30 second timeout
15:56		TV timeout
15:45		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
15:43		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	26-58
15:01		Keaston Willis turnover (bad pass) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
14:54		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
14:52		Dwon Odom defensive rebound
14:41		Jaye Nash misses two point layup
14:39		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:35		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
14:33		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup	28-58
14:01	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot	28-60
14:01		Braeden Carrington shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
14:01		TV timeout
14:01	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-61
13:44	+2	Dwon Odom makes two point jump shot	30-61
13:28		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
13:26		Matt Reed defensive rebound
13:20		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-61
13:20	+1	Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-61
13:01		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Jesaiah McWright steals)
12:53	+2	Justin Amadi makes two point layup (Dwon Odom assists)	34-61
12:44		Jaye Nash personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
12:34		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jaye Nash defensive rebound
12:24		Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
12:22		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	34-63
11:55		Dwon Odom turnover (bad pass)
11:55		TV timeout
11:36		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:34		Jesaiah McWright defensive rebound
11:27	+3	Jaye Nash makes three point jump shot (Matt Reed assists)	37-63
11:04		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
11:02		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
10:53		Efrem Johnson blocks Keaston Willis's two point layup
10:51		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
10:46	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	37-65
10:26		Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
10:24		Justin Amadi offensive rebound
10:24		Christian Coleman personal foul (Justin Amadi draws the foul)
10:11		Justin Amadi turnover (lost ball) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
9:59	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	37-67
9:43		Jaye Nash misses two point layup
9:41		Matt Reed offensive rebound
9:38	+2	Matt Reed makes two point layup	39-67
9:15		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
9:13		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Jesaiah McWright makes three point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists)	42-67
8:42		Jaye Nash personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
8:26		Ian Smikle shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-68
8:26	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-69
8:03		Jaye Nash misses three point jump shot
8:01		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
7:49		Efrem Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Ian Smikle steals)
7:43		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Ian Smikle draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43		Ian Smikle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:43	+1	Ian Smikle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-69
7:22		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:20		Jaye Nash defensive rebound
7:16		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Jesaiah McWright draws the foul)
7:16		Jesaiah McWright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:16	+1	Jesaiah McWright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-69
6:58		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
6:56		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
6:48	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	44-72
6:31		Matt Reed misses three point jump shot
6:29		Blazers defensive rebound
6:17		Ian Smikle shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-73
6:17		Alejandro Vasquez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:17		Ian Smikle defensive rebound
5:48		Jesaiah McWright turnover (lost ball) (Tony Toney steals)
5:42	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup	44-75
5:28	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup (Jaye Nash assists)	46-75
5:10		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
5:08		Tyler Behrend defensive rebound
5:07		Christian Coleman personal foul (Tyler Behrend draws the foul)
4:52		Jesaiah McWright misses three point jump shot
4:50		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
4:35		Tyren Moore turnover (bad pass) (Jaye Nash steals)
4:29		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Jaye Nash's two point layup
4:27		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
4:17		Tony Toney turnover (bad pass) (Ian Smikle steals)
4:10		Jesaiah McWright misses two point layup
4:08		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	46-77
3:51		Jaye Nash misses two point layup
3:49		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	46-79
3:20		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Jesaiah McWright draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20		Jesaiah McWright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:20		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	46-81
2:31	+2	Ian Smikle makes two point layup	48-81
2:07		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
2:05		Makhi Myles offensive rebound
2:00		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
1:58		Blazers offensive rebound
1:42		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
1:40		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
1:36	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	48-83
1:26		Marquis Hargrove personal foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul)
1:26		Jaye Nash misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Marquis Hargrove defensive rebound
1:10		Makhi Myles misses two point jump shot
1:08		Matt Reed defensive rebound
0:54	+3	Tyler Behrend makes three point jump shot (Ari Seals assists)	51-83
0:26		Marquis Hargrove misses three point jump shot
0:24		Tyler Behrend defensive rebound
0:02		Ari Seals misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jesaiah McWright offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jesaiah McWright offensive rebound