Overview
- UAB led by as many as 16 points and took a 42-29 halftime lead before Wichita State closed the gap on a Dre Kindell buzzer-beater.
- The Shockers opened the second half with a 10-0 run and did not take their first lead until 3:29 remained.
- Kenyon Giles went 8-for-13 from deep for 26 points, drilling the go-ahead three with 27 seconds left.
- Wichita State won the boards 40-30, grabbing 15 offensive rebounds for 16 second-chance points, while UAB shot 32% after halftime and finished 3-of-12 from three.
- Coach Andy Kennedy called the defeat a collapse and criticized rebounding and habits, as UAB turns to a road game at South Florida.