TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jamarr Sanders scored 23 points, Cameron Moore added 16 and Ovie Soko 10 as Alabama-Birmingham blows open a close contest to roll over Troy 78-57 on Monday night.
The Blazers (5-1) led by as many as nine, 19-10, with 12:01 remaining in the first half but were outscored 19-12 during the remainder of the half and entered halftime with a narrow 31-29 lead.
Leading 52-49 with 9:55 left in the second, UAB went on a 26-8 run to end the game — shooting 10 of 14 from the floor (71.4 percent) over that stretch.
Soko grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Blazers. Sanders and Moore pulled down 10 rebounds apiece.
Bernard Toombs scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Troy (1-5).
UAB shot 18 for 29 from the field (62.1 percent) in the second half, including 8 of 14 from 3-point range (57.1 percent) to outscore the Trojans 47-28 after the break.
