IRVINE, Calif. – UAB (24-13) fell on the road at UC Irvine in overtime by a score of 81-77. Christian Coleman led the Blazers with 21 points and a career high 14 rebounds.
For the final 10 minutes of regulation, the teams remained within one possession of one another, trading leads back-and-forth. With just over one minute remaining, Efrem "Butta" Johnson knocked down a three to make it 67-64 in favor of UAB (24-13), but Myles Che responded with a triple of his own moments later to tie it back up.
Yaxel Lendeborg went 2-for-2 from the free throw line on the next possession before a UCI (31-6) bucket tied it right back up with 17 seconds to go.