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UAB’s men’s basketball team (17-3, 7-0) racked up numerous honors after back-to-back conference wins in Bartow on Thursday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 23.With Thursday night’s 82-70 victory over the Rice University Owls and 20 straight games won at Bartow, the Blazers secured a school record. The previous mark was established after the 2005-2007 teams beat 19 game teams in a row. This year’s squad kept painting the streak after Saturday night when the Blazers came back from a 35-33 deficit at halftime to defeat the University of North Texas Mean Green 78-57.
