BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The Troy women's basketball team struggled out of the gate and never recovered in an 89-67 loss to UAB at Bartow Arena on Friday night.
Troy (4-4) committed seven first-quarter turnovers and forced just one as UAB took a 25-10 lead after the first quarter. The Blazers used an 18-0 run to take a 20-4 lead at one point.
The Trojans trailed by as many as 30 points late in the third quarter before UAB started to struggle with Troy's pressure defense. The Trojans cut the lead down to as few as 17 points in the fourth quarter, but never got any closer than that.