UAB 47, Tulane 39

UAB 47, Tulane 39

Published Feb. 5, 2011 5:40 p.m. ET

Cameron Moore pulled down 16 rebounds and scored 14 points to lead Alabama-Birmingham past Tulane 47-39 on Saturday, extending the Green Wave's losing streak to seven games.

The Blazers (16-6, 6-3 Conference USA) led 19-12 at halftime after shooting 27.6 percent from the floor (8 of 29) in the first half. UAB led 28-12 with 15:28 remaining after Tulane made just 4 of its first 33 shot attempts (12.1 percent).

Aaron Johnson added 11 points and Ovie Soko grabbed 11 rebounds for the Blazers.

The Green Wave (12-10, 2-7) tied a school record for fewest field goals in a game (14) and their 39-point output is the third-lowest since 1949. Tulane scored 30 points against Rice on Dec. 2, 1982, and 31 points against LSU on Feb. 7, 1953.

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Jordan Callahan scored 14 and Kendall Timmons added 10 and 10 rebounds for the Green Wave, who finished 14 of 51 from the field (27.5 percent).

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