Alabama-Birmingham sat in a zone Feb. 16 and dared Western Kentucky to make outside shots. The Hilltoppers didn’t, and they fell 68-60 at home.
Twelve days after that meeting, the teams will tangle again on the Blazers’ home floor.
BeIN Sports will broadcast Thursday night’s rematch between WKU (16-12 overall, 9-6 Conference USA) and UAB (17-11, 9-6) at 6:30 from Birmingham, Ala.
WKU took a five-game winning streak into its first matchup with the Blazers. Center Charles Bassey (23 points, 10 rebounds) was productive, but his teammates shot just 14-of-51 (27.5 percent) from the floor and 6-of-26 (23.