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Challenges ahead for UAB; return of Key provides spark for 'Bama

By David Ching, special to AL.com

UAB's basketball team does not have much time to lick its wounds after letting Saturday's conference opener against Middle Tennessee slip away.

The Blazers (9-5, 0-1 Conference USA) are about to play back-to-back league games at South Florida destinations where they have not enjoyed a ton of success. They have split four games at Thursday's opponent, Florida Atlantic (6-7, 0-1) and are 1-3 at Florida International (7-7, 1-0), where they will play on Saturday.

"This was a war and a battle," UAB coach Robert Ehsan said on postgame radio following the 63-60 loss to MTSU.