It took UAB’s basketball team a good, long while to score a single point against No. 5-ranked Kansas on Monday night in Sprint Center.
The Jayhawks, who in the words of coach Bill Self looked like a “tired team” in Friday’s 21-point home victory over Siena, three nights later appeared energized in racing to a 17-0 lead in the first six minutes. They upped the margin to 22 points (25-3) en route to an 83-63 victory over the Blazers in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
The victory, which wasn’t quite as easy as the early blitz would indicate (UAB cut the deficit to five late in the first half), pushed the (3-1) Jayhawks into Tuesday’s final against (3-1) Georgia, an 81-73 winner over George Washington in Monday’s other semifinal.