Keonna Farmer had 20 points and seven rebounds, Deanna Kuzmanic added 18, and the UAB Blazers (12-11, 5-7 C-USA) used free throws and three-point shooting to defeat the Charlotte 49ers (17-6, 9-3 C-USA) 88-81. Rachael Childress added 15 points for the Blazers, who had four players in double figures and hit 29-34 (85.3 percent) of their free throws compared to Charlotte’s 15-19 (78.9 percent).
Grace Hunter had 23 points and 12 boards and Ciara Gregory added 17 for Charlotte, who had their 13-point lead erased in the final minutes. Nyilah Jamison-Myers had 15 and Laia Raventos had 13 points for the home team, which shot 29-55 (52.