The UAB Blazes will play the Iowa St Cyclones in a second round NCAA Tournament college basketball game slated for Thursday March 19th.
Star time from Louisville Kentucky is set for 12:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TRU TV.
The wagering odds from this game have the Iowa St Cyclones the -13 ½ point wagering favorite.
UAB is 19-15 on the season with the 73-60 victory in the Conference USA Championship game on Saturday to the Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders a -2 point wagering favorite. The total went over 122 ½ points. The win streak is three straight.
The Blazers enjoyed a 52% shooting performance and hit on 9 of 19 from three. Robert Brown had 22 points and five rebounds hitting on 6 of 11 shots. They pulled down nine more rebounds than the Blue Raiders. UAB allowed 42% shooting to Middle Tennessee St with 9 of 21 coming from three point range.
Iowa St improved to 25-8 following the 70-66 victory on Saturday in the Big 12 championship game to the Kansas Jayhawks as a +2 ½ point wagering underdog. The total went under 149 ½ points. The win streak is now five straight.
The Cyclones overcame a 14 point halftime deficit by outscoring the Jayhawks 47-29 in the second half. They shot 43% from the field with 2 of 16 three pointers. Georges Niang had 19 points and five assists hitting on 9 of 18 shots. On defense Iowa St held Kansas to just 37% shooting with 5 of 12 from beyond the arc.