FAU

UAB

Preview not available

McGhee scores 27 in UAB's 89-80 win over Florida Atlantic

AP
Mar 06, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Ja'Borri McGhee's career-high 27 points helped UAB defeat Florida Atlantic 89-80 on Thursday night.

UAB (20-10, 13-4 American Athletic Conference) has won 20-plus games in five straight seasons for the first time in program history.

McGhee shot 10 of 16 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Blazers. Alejandro scored 18 points, shooting 8 for 14, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc. Yaxel Lendeborg shot 5 of 14 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding 10 rebounds and five assists.

The Owls (16-14, 9-8) were led by Matas Vokietaitis, who posted 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Kaleb Glenn added 16 points for Florida Atlantic. Baba finished with 13 points, four assists and two blocks.

McGhee scored 11 points in the first half and UAB went into the break trailing 42-38. McGhee's 16-point second half helped UAB finish off the nine-point victory.

These two teams both play Sunday. UAB visits Tulane and Florida Atlantic hosts East Carolina.

---

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FAU
Owls
42
UAB
Blazers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Owls gains possession)
19:33	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists)	3-0
19:16		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
19:14		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	5-0
18:34		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
18:34		Blazers offensive rebound
18:34		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
18:34		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
18:32		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (Ja'Borri McGhee steals)
18:28		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:26		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
18:15	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	8-0
17:30	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	8-2
16:55		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
16:53		Tony Toney defensive rebound
16:50		Leland Walker blocks Tony Toney's two point dunk
16:48		Blazers offensive rebound
16:38		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
16:36		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	8-4
16:25	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	10-4
16:11	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	10-6
15:59		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-6
15:59	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-6
15:46		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
15:44		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	12-8
15:40		Matas Vokietaitis shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
15:40	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-9
15:12		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
15:10		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
15:07		Kaleb Glenn turnover (Efrem Johnson steals)
15:01	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	12-11
14:42		Niccolo Moretti misses two point jump shot
14:40		Niccolo Moretti offensive rebound
14:25		Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass)
14:17	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	12-13
13:45		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
13:43		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
13:34		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
13:32		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	12-16
13:05		Niccolo Moretti turnover (Efrem Johnson steals)
13:00		Baba Miller shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
13:00		Owls 30 second timeout
13:00	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-17
13:00	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-18
12:43	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	14-18
12:28		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:26		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
12:19		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
12:17		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
11:56		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
11:54		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
11:42	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	17-18
11:20		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
11:18		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
11:16		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
11:14		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Kaleb Glenn assists)	19-18
11:05		Blazers 30 second timeout
11:05		TV timeout
10:53		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
10:51		Devin Vanterpool defensive rebound
10:34	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	21-18
10:14	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	21-20
9:51	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	23-20
9:33		Baba Miller blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point layup
9:31		Devin Vanterpool defensive rebound
9:15		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
9:15		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:15		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:15		Tony Toney defensive rebound
8:59		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
8:57		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
8:55	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	23-22
8:55		Ken Evans Jr. shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
8:55		Alejandro Vasquez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:55		Devin Vanterpool defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	25-22
8:27		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
8:25		Baba Miller defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Devin Vanterpool makes two point layup	27-22
8:00	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	27-24
7:45		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
7:42		Blazers defensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:18		Devin Vanterpool blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
7:17		Blazers offensive rebound
7:17		Blazers turnover (5-second violation)
7:02	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Glenn assists)	30-24
6:49	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	30-26
6:35		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
6:33		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
6:26		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
6:24		Baba Miller defensive rebound
6:18		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
6:16		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
6:12		Baba Miller personal foul
6:00	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	30-28
5:45		Kaleb Glenn turnover (Christian Coleman steals)
5:38		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:35		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
5:35		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul)
5:20		Tre Carroll turnover (Efrem Johnson steals)
5:14		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
5:12		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup (Niccolo Moretti assists)	32-28
4:49	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	32-30
4:28	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	34-30
3:59	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup	34-32
3:39	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point jump shot	36-32
3:08		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:06		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
3:02		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:00		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:55		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
2:53		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
2:46		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
2:46		TV timeout
2:46		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
2:30	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	37-34
2:10		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
2:08		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
1:45		Kaleb Glenn personal foul
1:39		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:37		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
1:31	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	40-34
1:06	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	40-36
0:51		Leland Walker turnover (Christian Coleman steals)
0:43		Matas Vokietaitis blocks Christian Coleman's two point layup
0:41		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	42-36
0:35		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
0:35		Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	42-38
0:00		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
0:00		Blazers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAU
Owls
38
UAB
Blazers
51

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	42-40
19:32		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (Tony Toney steals)
19:25	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	42-42
19:10		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
19:08		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
18:55		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
18:53		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	42-44
18:24	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	44-44
18:08	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	44-47
17:43	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	46-47
17:24		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
17:22		Devin Vanterpool defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Devin Vanterpool assists)	48-47
16:56		Matas Vokietaitis blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point jump shot
16:54		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
16:48		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
16:46		Devin Vanterpool defensive rebound
16:45		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball)
16:25	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	48-50
15:57	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	50-50
15:37	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	50-52
15:18		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
15:16		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:07		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
15:05		Baba Miller defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists)	52-52
14:34	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	52-54
14:34		Devin Vanterpool shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
14:34		TV timeout
14:34	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-55
14:12		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-55
14:12		Baba Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:12		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:02	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	53-57
13:42		Jump ball. (Owls gains possession)
13:38		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
13:38	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
13:20		Niccolo Moretti blocks Ja'Borri McGhee's two point jump shot
13:18		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
13:13		Kaleb Glenn misses two point jump shot
13:11		Niccolo Moretti offensive rebound
13:07		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
13:05		Owls offensive rebound
12:53		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
12:51		Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
12:49		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
12:49		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:49		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:49		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
12:27		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
12:25		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
12:23		Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
12:23		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:23	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-58
12:12		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
12:11		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
12:11		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
12:11		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
12:11		TV timeout
11:59		Tony Toney misses two point layup
11:57		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
11:47		Leland Walker offensive foul
11:47		Leland Walker turnover (offensive foul)
11:35		Tyren Moore turnover (Tre Carroll steals)
11:28		Tony Toney personal foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
11:21		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (lost ball)
11:01		Ken Evans Jr. shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-59
11:01	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 3	55-60
11:01	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-61
10:41		Leland Walker turnover (Tony Toney steals)
10:37	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	55-63
10:37		Owls 30 second timeout
10:37		TV timeout
10:17	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Devin Vanterpool assists)	57-63
9:51		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
9:49		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	57-65
9:17	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point layup	59-65
9:05		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
9:03		Baba Miller defensive rebound
8:53		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
8:49		Niccolo Moretti shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
8:49		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:49		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
8:35		Leland Walker turnover (Tony Toney steals)
8:30		Leland Walker shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-67
8:30	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-68
8:10	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	61-68
7:53		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
7:51		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
7:44		Devin Vanterpool misses three point jump shot
7:42		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
7:41		Christian Coleman personal foul
7:41		TV timeout
7:33	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	64-68
7:03	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	64-70
6:37		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
6:35		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
6:32		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
6:30		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
6:16		Baba Miller blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point layup
6:14		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
6:00	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	66-70
5:31		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
5:31	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
5:07	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	68-72
4:46	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	68-74
4:16	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	70-74
3:46		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
3:44		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
3:25	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	70-76
3:00		Efrem Johnson personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-76
3:00	+1	Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
2:39	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	72-78
2:39		Niccolo Moretti shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
2:39		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:39		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:39		Matas Vokietaitis personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
2:39	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
2:25		Baba Miller misses two point layup
2:23		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
2:04		Matas Vokietaitis blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
2:02		Baba Miller defensive rebound
1:45		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-80
1:45		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:45		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:25	+3	Alejandro Vasquez makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	73-83
1:22		Blazers 60 second timeout
1:11	+2	Devin Vanterpool makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	75-83
0:57		Leland Walker personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-84
0:57	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-85
0:34	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Devin Vanterpool assists)	77-85
0:34		Owls 30 second timeout
0:28	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	77-87
0:19	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	80-87
0:11		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass)
0:09		Devin Vanterpool turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
0:08		Devin Vanterpool personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-88
0:08	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-89
0:05		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
0:03		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Efrem Johnson defensive rebound