Buffen and UAB host Southern

Southern Jaguars (4-7) at UAB Blazers (8-2)

Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UAB takes on the Southern Jaguars after KJ Buffen scored 25 points in UAB's 84-70 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The Blazers are 6-0 in home games. UAB averages 17.8 assists per game to lead C-USA, paced by Jordan Walker with 5.1.

The Jaguars are 1-6 on the road. Southern is 3-6 in games decided by 10 or more points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walker averages 4.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Blazers, scoring 24.4 points while shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc. Buffen is shooting 57.5% and averaging 11.9 points for UAB.

Bryson Etienne is averaging 12.1 points and 1.9 steals for the Jaguars. Brion Whitley is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Southern.

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