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49ers Halted By UAB, 77-66

Brendan Plavich drains seven 3-pointers.

Box Score

March 11, 2004

CINCINNATI (AP) - Morris Finley scored 28 points to lead UAB to a 77-66 win over Charlotte in the Conference USA quarterfinals Thursday.

Sidney Ball added 13 points, and Ronell Taylor had 11 for the Blazers (20-8) in a game between two of the five teams that shared the regular-season championship.

UAB will play either DePaul, another co-champion, or Texas Christian in Friday's semifinals.

Brendan Plavich led Charlotte (21-8) with 21 points, all of them on 3-point shots. Curtis Withers scored 15 points, Demon Brown added 11 and Butter Johnson had 10 for the 49ers.

Finley opened the second half with two consecutive 3-pointers that wiped out a 37-35 halftime deficit and sparked a 16-2 run that gave UAB a 51-39 lead with 13:56 remaining. Charlotte could get no closer than six points after that.