The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
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DePaul
Men's Hoops Defeats DePaul, 77-71
2/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb 26, 2003
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Morris Finley and Gabe Kennedy each scored 16 points to lead UAB to a 77-71 win over DePaul here Wednesday night. The win improves the Blazers to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in Conference USA. DePaul drops to 14-10 and 6-7 in conference play.
Eric Bush scored 13 points and Demario Eddins added 10 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists for UAB. The Blazers have won four of their past five games. It was UAB's fourth straight win over DePaul.
Quemont Greer led the Blue Demons with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Sam Hoskin added 16 points and Delonte Holland added 10 for the Blue Demons.
DePaul led 27-25 late in the first half, but UAB went on a 22-2 run that gave the Blazers a 47-32 lead at the 17:53 mark in the second half. Kennedy and freshman Richard Jones had two baskets each to spark the UAB run.
The UAB lead was 53-39 when DePaul went on a 12-0 run to close to within two points. A few moments later, a 3-pointer by Greer cut UAB's lead to 57-56, but DePaul couldn't draw even down the stretch.
Eddins scored all 10 of his points in the second half and hit three key driving layups to keep UAB ahead in the closing minutes.
Hoskins scored 12 straight points for DePaul to keep the Blue Demons close. But Bush hit 3-of-4 free throws in the final 34 seconds to seal the win for UAB.
The Blazers will next hit the road when they travel to Milwaukee, Wisc. to take on No. 9 Marquette on Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. CST. The game can be heard live on AM 1070 WAPI . The game can be also accessed through the UAB athletic website at www.uabsports.com.
