UAB vs North Texas 3/30/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/29/2023 at 12:22 AM ET

The UAB Blazers come into the NIT championship Thursday on fire with 29 wins on the season following a narrow 2 point victory in overtime against Utah Valley on Tuesday. Defensively the Blazers did just enough allowing just 86 points including only 12 in overtime on 41.9% shooting and forced 15 total turnovers to get the victory. Offensively UAB shot the ball well making nearly 41% of their shots and knocked down seven long balls to score 88 points after a 14 point overtime to secure the win.

Ty Brewer had his best game this season pouring in 30 points to go along with a team high 12 rebounds on 17 shots overall. Jordan Walker chipped in a second best 17 points on 23 shots, while the other UAB starters combined to post 12 points overall. Eric Gaines led the way off the UAB bench with 13 points on 14 shots.

The North Texas Mean Green roll into the NIT championship game Thursday night with thirty wins on the year following a two point come from behind win against Wisconsin. Defensively North Texas was dominant allowing just 54 points including only 13 in the second half after allowing Wisconsin to shoot just 37.5% from the floor and the mean green forced 12 turnovers in the game. Offensively North Texas did just enough scoring 56 points including 27 in the second-half to complete the comeback on 43.8% shooting and knocked down seven long balls and seven free throws as well.

Tylor Perry carried the load for the North Texas offense pouring in a team high 16 points on eleven shots after playing the full 40 minutes of the game. Kai Huntsberry and Rubin Jones both chipped into the North Texas offense scoring 12 points each as the only other players in double figures, while the other two starters combined to score 9 total points overall. North Texas got just a little help from the bench as the reserves posted seven total points in the game.

These 2 teams know each other very well as they come from the same conference with this being their 4th matchup of the year. UNT is up 2-1 in the series but the Blazers are playing great down the stretch and won the most recent meeting. Look for the UNT offensive struggles to continue here as the Blazers will use their top tier defense to do enough to get the win and cover to secure the NIT title Thursday night. Final Score Prediction, UAB Blazers win and cover 74-69.

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