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UAB Visits South Florida Following Nelson's 25-Point Game
UAB aims to recover from an opening conference loss with improved defense and rebounding against high-scoring South Florida, which leads the AAC in multiple statistical categories.
- On Sunday, UAB Blazers visit South Florida Bulls at Yuengling Center, 1 p.m. EST, meeting for their first AAC matchup.
- UAB's poor 3-point shooting, 28.67% overall, carried into Wednesday's loss where it made only 3 of 12 attempts and Kenyon Giles hit 8 of 13 for Wichita State.
- UAB head coach Kennedy criticized Chance Westry's effort and rebounding after the Wichita State loss, noting Westry played 31 minutes without a rebound and had a negative-3 defensive differential.
- South Florida averages 91.1 points per game, leads the American and ranks 16th nationally, while the Bulls are 6-0 at home, creating a difficult matchup for visitors.
- Sunday marks the 65th meeting between the programs, with UAB Blazers holding a 43-21 series lead while Izaiyah Nelson averages 15.3 points and 9.8 rebounds and Jacob Meyer returned from an ankle injury.
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Andy Kennedy tried to search for the perfect words to rally UAB following its second-half collapse against Wichita State to open American Conference play. Unfortunately, for the head coach, reestablishing momentum this weekend won’t be that easy. “I’d like to sit here and tell you I can give them a great speech,” Kennedy told reporters following UAB’s 75-70 loss on Wednesday. “I mean, there’s got to be a determination from within that they want …
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