The Marshall University men’s basketball team used a dominating second half to defeat the UAB Blazers Thursday night at the Cam Henderson Center by a final score of 74-59. With the win, Marshall moves to 15-11 overall and 8-5 in Conference USA play. The Blazers fall to 15-12 and 8-6 in Conference USA action. It was Marshall’s first win over the Blazers since 2012, and their first home win against UAB since January 19, 2008.
Junior guard Jon Elmore led the team in scoring with 25 points. He has now led or tied the team lead in scoring for the Herd this season 12 times.