Southern Miss (8-9, 0-4 C-USA) has now lost five games in a row following a 71-60 road loss to UAB (15-2, 3-1 C-USA) on Saturday. The loss puts the Lady Eagles below .500 for the first time this season.
Both teams played a closely contested first quarter. Back-to-back shots put the Lady Eagles up 4-2 in the first two minutes of the quarter. Southern Miss held a 13-12 lead with 57 seconds left in the quarter, but two free throws near the end of the period gave UAB a 14-13 lead.
UAB maintained a lead for the entire second quarter.