Lendeborg's 18 lead UAB over Wichita State 72-60 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 15, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Yaxel Lendeborg had 18 points in UAB's 72-60 win over Wichita State on Friday night in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Fourth-seeded UAB will play top seed South Florida in the semifinals on Saturday.

Lendeborg also contributed 14 rebounds and three blocks for the Blazers (21-11). Daniel Ortiz scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Christian Coleman shot 6 of 12 from the field and 1 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Harlond Beverly finished with 14 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Shockers (15-19). Wichita State also got 14 points from Xavier Bell. Colby Rogers had 10 points.

UAB carried a slim two-point lead into halftime, as Coleman led the way with 10 points. UAB took the lead with 6:30 remaining in the second half and did not give it up. Ortiz scored 14 second-half points.

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

1st Half
WICH
Shockers
31
UAB
Blazers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blazers gains possession)
19:39		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
19:37		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
19:22		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
19:17		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
19:15		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Harlond Beverly makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	3-0
18:50	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	3-2
18:37		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
18:35		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
18:24		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
18:22		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:16		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
18:14		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
18:09		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
18:07		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
17:59		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
17:57		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
17:53		Quincy Ballard misses two point layup
17:51		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
17:51		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-2
17:51	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
17:39	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	5-4
17:19	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup (Quincy Ballard assists)	7-4
16:58		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
16:56		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
16:52		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
16:50		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
16:26		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
16:24		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	7-6
15:58		Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball)
15:58		TV timeout
15:49	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point jump shot	7-8
15:21		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
15:19		Tony Toney defensive rebound
15:09		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
15:07		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
15:00	+3	Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot	10-8
14:40		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
14:38		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	10-10
14:09	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	13-10
13:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot	13-12
13:32		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:30		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
13:05		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
13:03		Colby Rogers defensive rebound
12:53		Javian Davis shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-12
12:53	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-12
12:41	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	15-14
12:18		Xavier Bell turnover (traveling)
12:07		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:05		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
11:49	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	17-14
11:31		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
11:23		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
11:23		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
11:21		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
11:12		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
10:54	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	17-16
10:22		Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
10:20		Javian Davis defensive rebound
10:07		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
10:05		Tony Toney offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	17-18
9:48		Alejandro Vasquez flagrant 2
9:48		Isaac Abidde technical foul
9:28		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
9:28		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	18-20
8:37		Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot
8:35		Shockers offensive rebound
8:35		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:21		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:21		Blazers offensive rebound
8:21		Ronnie DeGray III personal foul
8:19		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:17		Xavier Bell defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Xavier Bell makes two point layup	20-20
7:51		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (Harlond Beverly steals)
7:45		Xavier Bell misses two point layup
7:45		Shockers offensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:35	+3	Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot	23-20
7:18		Kenny Pohto blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
7:16		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
7:16		Jump ball. (Shockers gains possession)
6:56		Kenny Pohto misses two point jump shot
6:54		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
6:49		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
6:47		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	23-22
6:30		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
6:28		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
6:24		Christian Coleman blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
6:23		Blazers defensive rebound
6:12		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
6:10		Javian Davis offensive rebound
6:09		Quincy Ballard blocks Javian Davis's two point layup
5:49		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
5:49		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
5:49		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
5:49	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Colby Rogers assists)	25-22
5:32		Harlond Beverly blocks Daniel Ortiz's two point jump shot
5:30		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
5:21		Xavier Bell misses two point jump shot
5:19		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Daniel Ortiz makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	25-24
4:37	+2	Colby Rogers makes two point jump shot	27-24
4:20	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Daniel Ortiz assists)	27-27
3:50		Colby Rogers misses two point jump shot
3:48		Shockers offensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:46		Bijan Cortes turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
3:46		Colby Rogers flagrant 1 (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
3:46	+1	Eric Gaines makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	27-28
3:46	+1	Eric Gaines makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	27-29
3:40		Quincy Ballard blocks Efrem Johnson's two point layup
3:38		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point hook shot (Harlond Beverly assists)	29-29
2:52	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Daniel Ortiz assists)	29-31
2:27		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
2:12		Christian Coleman blocks Colby Rogers's two point jump shot
2:10		Harlond Beverly offensive rebound
2:05		Eric Gaines blocks Bijan Cortes's three point jump shot
2:05		Shockers offensive rebound
2:05		Shockers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:49		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
1:47		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Harlond Beverly makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	31-31
1:16		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
1:14		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
1:05		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
1:05		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:05		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
0:58		Bijan Cortes personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:39		Quincy Ballard blocks Tony Toney's two point layup
0:37		Harlond Beverly defensive rebound
0:30		Shockers 30 second timeout
0:11		Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:09		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
0:03		Colby Rogers personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-32
0:03	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-33
0:00		End of period

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Lendeborg's 18 lead UAB over Wichita State 72-60 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

1st Half
WICH
Shockers
31
UAB
Blazers
33

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Lendeborg's 18 lead UAB over Wichita State 72-60 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

1st Half WICHShockers31UABBlazers33

1st Half
WICH
Shockers
31
UAB
Blazers
33