BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Freshman Nate Darling came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers and score a career-high 20 points and UAB swamped Southern Mississippi 87-43 on Saturday night.
Javien Williams added 13 points, William Lee added 10 with eight rebounds and Deion Lavender 10 with seven assists for the Blazers (14-8, 7-2 Conference USA), who won their 22nd straight home conference game.
UAB took control early, racing to a 13-2 lead and pushing it to 24-6 as Southern Miss made just two of its first 15 shots. It was 42-16 with UAB making 15 of 29 shots while the Golden Eagles were 7 of 31 with 11 misses coming from 3-point range on the way to an 0 for 17 performance from distance.