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UAB basketball bounces back, dominates Troy

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Three days after losing by 10 to Furman, UAB got the defensive performance it was looking for.

UAB held Troy to 26.8 percent shooting in a dominating 74-51 win, perhaps starting a new win streak at Bartow Arena. Furman's 84-74 win over UAB Monday snapped a two-year, 26-game stretch of wins.

Chris Cokley had 18 points and eight rebounds. Denzell Watts and Dirk Williams scored 11 each. Deion Lavender scored nine with seven rebounds and nine assists. William Lee had seven points, seven rebounds and seven assist.

Kevin Baker led Troy (2-1) with 12 points.

UAB (2-1) led 32-17 at half despite 12 turnovers.