BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Chris Cokley came off the Alabama-Birmingham bench to score 19 points and grab a half-dozen rebounds as the Blazers beat Florida Atlantic 79-59 on Thursday night.
William Lee had 17 points and had 11 rebounds for the Blazers, scoring his 1,000th career point.
UAB moved into a tie with Marshall, which lost to Rice 89-88, for sixth place in Conference USA with one game left -- a home date with Florida International.
Nick Rutherford hit 2 of 3 from the line to cut the Blazers' halftime margin to 42-33, but UAB quickly pushed lead back into double digits where it stayed for most of the second half.