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M. Basketball. WKU Comes Up Short at First-Place UAB, 71-67

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.