The No. 4 seed UAB Blazers (20-11, 12-6 AAC) square off against the No. 12 seed Wichita State Shockers (15-18, 5-13 AAC) in the AAC tournament Friday at Dickies Arena, starting at 3:30 PM ET. Both teams will try to get one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.
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- Game Day: Friday, March 15, 2024
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Arena: Dickies Arena
- Moneyline favorite: UAB (-235)
- Spread: UAB (-5.5)
- Total: 146.5
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UAB vs. Wichita State Statistics and Rankings
UAB Rank | UAB Stat | Wichita State Stat | Wichita State Rank | |
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78th | 77.3 | Points Scored | 73.2 | 187th |
284th | 75.7 | Points Allowed | 73.1 | 224th |
161st | 13.2 | Assists | 12.2 | 262nd |
231st | 11.7 | Turnovers | 12.1 | 267th |
170th | 44.8% | Field Goal % | 44.9% | 163rd |
250th | 44.9% | Field Goal % Allowed | 42.1% | 73rd |
UAB Leaders
- Yaxel Lendeborg: 13.7 PTS, 10.4 REB, 2 AST, 0.6 STL, 2.1 BLK
- Eric Gaines: 12 PTS, 3.8 REB, 5.3 AST, 2.3 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Javian Davis: 9.6 PTS, 5.8 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Alejandro: 10.9 PTS, 3.6 REB, 1 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Efrem Johnson: 10.7 PTS, 2.3 REB, 1.7 AST, 0.3 STL, 0.2 BLK
Wichita State Leaders
- Colby Rogers: 16.5 PTS, 3.5 REB, 1.9 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Harlond Beverly: 11.1 PTS, 5 REB, 3.2 AST, 1.4 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Xavier Bell: 11.2 PTS, 3.1 REB, 2.5 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Quincy Ballard: 7.5 PTS, 5.8 REB, 0.4 AST, 0.1 STL, 2.1 BLK
- Kenny Pohto: 8.9 PTS, 5.9 REB, 1.2 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.3 BLK
UAB vs. Wichita State Recent Trends
UAB
- UAB is 6-4 overall and 7-3 against the spread in its last 10 contests.
- UAB and its opponents have hit the over in four of those 10 games.
- The last 10 UAB games averaged 150.5 total points, four more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- During its past 10 games, UAB has scored 1.1 fewer points per contest compared to its season-long scoring average.
Wichita State
- Wichita State has covered the spread five times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- Wichita State and its opponents have combined to hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
- The last 10 Wichita State games averaged 145.1 total points, 1.4 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Wichita State’s per-game scoring average over its last 10 games is 73.8, 0.6 points higher than its season-long per-game average.