BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)
The Blazers (24-5, 14-2) won their 25th straight home game and avenged a 69-62 loss to the Hilltoppers (14-15, 6-10) on Jan. 28.
Tosin Mehinti and Lewis Sullivan added 10 points each for UAB, which shot 50 percent and made 7 of 16 3-point attempts.
Justin Johnson scored 19 points for WKU with Nigel Snipes adding 14, Fredrick Edmond 13 and Marlon Hunter 10.
WKU cut a 10-point, second-half deficit to three with 1:48 to go but UAB made four free throws in the final 24 seconds before Snipes hit a 3-pointer at the end.