UAB 82, South Alabama 58

Published Nov. 24, 2010 12:03 a.m. ET

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Ovie Soko scored 19 points and Alabama-Birmingham defeated South Alabama 82-58 on Tuesday night.

Cameron Moore added 17 points and Jamarr Sanders 14 for the Blazers (3-1). Soko, Moore and Sanders each led UAB with eight rebounds, with six of Soko's coming on the offensive end.

Martino Brock led South Alabama (2-2) with 19 points.

The Blazers nursed a three-point halftime lead, 36-33, but scored the first 10 points of the second half as Sanders scored on a dunk and on a 3-pointer. Moore added a layup and Robert Williams had a 3-pointer and UAB never allowed its lead to dip below double figures thereafter. The lead grew to 28 points.

Aaron Johnson had 12 assists for UAB and, despite having a poor shooting night from the field (1 of 8), he extended his free-throw streak to 18 in a row by making both his attempts.