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Lendeborg's 30 points lead third-seeded UAB past No. 6 seed East Carolina 94-77 in AAC quarterfinals

AP
Mar 15, 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Yaxel Lendeborg's 30 points led third-seeded UAB past sixth-seeded East Carolina 94-77 on Friday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

UAB will take on No. 2 seed North Texas in the second of Saturday's semifinals.

Lendeborg added 20 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and four blocks for the Blazers (21-11). Christian Coleman finished 6 of 9 from the floor to add 13 points. Alejandro had 12 points and shot 5 of 8 from the field.

The Pirates (19-14) were led in scoring by RJ Felton, who finished with 31 points. Joran Riley added 11 points and six rebounds for East Carolina. Cam Hayes had 11 points and eight assists.

UAB took the lead with 14:40 left in the first half and did not give it up. Lendeborg led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 49-33 at the break. Lendeborg scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as UAB went on to secure a victory, outscoring East Carolina by one point in the second half.

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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
33
UAB
Blazers
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Pirates gains possession)
19:41	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	2-0
19:21		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
19:19		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
19:01	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists)	5-0
18:31	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	5-2
18:13	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot	7-2
17:54	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	7-5
17:43		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
17:41		Tony Toney defensive rebound
17:23		Trevion LaBeaux shooting foul
17:23	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-6
17:23	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
17:06		Cam Hayes turnover (Ja'Borri McGhee steals)
16:59		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
16:57		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
16:55		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
16:53		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive rebound
16:51		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
16:49		RJ Felton defensive rebound
16:45		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
16:43		Tony Toney defensive rebound
16:41		Tony Toney turnover (Jordan Riley steals)
16:13		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
16:11		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	7-9
15:48		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:36		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks RJ Felton's two point jump shot
15:34		Pirates offensive rebound
15:31	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot	9-9
15:17		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
15:15		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
15:15		Yann Farell personal foul
15:11		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
15:09		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
14:55		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
14:53		Tony Toney defensive rebound
14:43		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
14:41		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:40	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	9-11
14:22		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point jump shot
14:20		Reid Cason offensive rebound
14:19		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Reid Cason's two point layup
14:17		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:12		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
14:10		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:08	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	9-13
13:45		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
13:43		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	9-15
13:38		Pirates 30 second timeout
13:20		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
13:18		Jayshayne Woodard offensive rebound
13:02		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
13:00		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:54		C.J. Walker shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
12:54	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-16
12:54	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-17
12:30		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point layup
12:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	9-19
12:11	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot	12-19
11:50		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
11:50		Pirates defensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:38		Efrem Johnson personal foul
11:25		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
11:23		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point layup	12-21
10:57		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks C.J. Walker's two point jump shot
10:55		Pirates offensive rebound
10:47	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot	15-21
10:23	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	15-23
10:03		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
10:01		Tony Toney defensive rebound
9:44		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
9:42		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
9:40		Trevion LaBeaux shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
9:40		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:40		Cyr Malonga defensive rebound
9:40		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
9:30		C.J. Walker personal foul
9:23	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	15-26
9:04	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	18-26
8:36	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	18-29
8:18		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
8:16		Tony Toney defensive rebound
7:50		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
7:48		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
7:41		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
7:40		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
7:40		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Cyr Malonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:40	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
7:28	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	19-31
7:28		Cyr Malonga shooting foul
7:28	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-32
7:14	+3	Jordan Riley makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	22-32
6:59		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Jayshayne Woodard steals)
6:55	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup (Jordan Riley assists)	24-32
6:33		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
6:31		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
6:15		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
6:05		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
6:03		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	24-34
5:32		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
5:30		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
5:25		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
5:23		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
5:22	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	24-36
5:19		Pirates 30 second timeout
5:05	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point jump shot (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	26-36
5:05		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul
5:05	+1	Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-36
4:46	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	27-38
4:22		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
4:20		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
4:07	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	27-41
3:51		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
3:49		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
3:48		Christian Coleman turnover (Trevion LaBeaux steals)
3:43		Cam Hayes turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
3:36		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:34		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
3:11		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
3:09		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
2:45		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
2:43		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:40	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	27-44
2:29		Pirates 30 second timeout
2:29		TV timeout
2:13	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot	29-44
1:58	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	29-46
1:49	+2	Jayshayne Woodard makes two point dunk	31-46
1:39		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
1:37		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
1:34		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
1:32		Tony Toney offensive rebound
1:32		Tony Toney turnover (C.J. Walker steals)
1:23		C.J. Walker offensive foul
1:23		C.J. Walker turnover (offensive foul)
1:03		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
1:01		RJ Felton defensive rebound
0:54		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
0:52		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
0:29		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point jump shot
0:27		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
0:19	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	31-49
0:02		Tyren Moore shooting foul
0:02	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-49
0:02	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-49
0:02		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
44
UAB
Blazers
45

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	33-51
19:31	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	36-51
18:40		Cyr Malonga blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point jump shot
18:38		RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:36	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	39-51
18:15		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
18:13		RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:03	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot	41-51
17:45	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	41-53
17:31		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
17:29		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:21		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
17:19		Pirates defensive rebound
17:19		Christian Coleman personal foul
17:10		Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
17:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:07		Jordan Riley personal foul
16:52	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	41-55
16:35	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	43-55
16:09	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	43-57
15:59	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	45-57
15:33		Reid Cason personal foul
15:33		TV timeout
15:29		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
15:27		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
15:11		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
15:09		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:57		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
14:55		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Reid Cason makes two point layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	47-57
14:12		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
14:10		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
13:43		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
13:41		RJ Felton offensive rebound
13:32		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
13:16		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
13:14		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
12:55		Bradley Ezewiro offensive foul
12:55		Bradley Ezewiro turnover (offensive foul)
12:27		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
12:25		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
12:19		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
12:17		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
12:11		Jayshayne Woodard misses two point jump shot
12:09		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
12:09		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul
11:54	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	47-60
11:41		TV timeout
11:36		RJ Felton turnover (Efrem Johnson steals)
11:32	+2	Tony Toney makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	47-62
11:05	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	49-62
10:43		Cyr Malonga blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point jump shot
10:41		Tony Toney offensive rebound
10:39	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot (Tony Toney assists)	49-64
10:15	+3	Jordan Riley makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	52-64
9:50		Cyr Malonga shooting foul
9:50	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
9:50	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-66
9:36		Jordan Riley turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
9:17		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
9:15		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
9:13		Cam Hayes turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
9:12		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
9:12	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-67
9:12	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
9:02		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
8:46	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Tybo Bailey assists)	55-68
8:17		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
8:15		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
8:15	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	55-70
7:57	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	57-70
7:35	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	57-72
7:19	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	59-72
6:52		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:50		Tony Toney offensive rebound
6:34		Jordan Riley blocks Efrem Johnson's two point jump shot
6:32		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Tybo Bailey makes two point layup (Jordan Riley assists)	61-72
6:08	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	61-74
5:42		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
5:40		Tony Toney defensive rebound
5:27		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul
5:27		TV timeout
5:22		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul
5:22		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
5:15		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Jayshayne Woodard's two point jump shot
5:09		Efrem Johnson misses two point dunk
5:07		Jayshayne Woodard defensive rebound
5:02		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
5:00		Pirates offensive rebound
5:00		Tony Toney personal foul
4:54		C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
4:52		Tony Toney defensive rebound
4:28	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	61-76
4:12		Efrem Johnson shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
4:12	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-76
4:12	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-76
4:10		Tyren Moore turnover (Jayshayne Woodard steals)
4:03	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point dunk (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	65-76
4:00		Pirates 60 second timeout
4:00		TV timeout
3:50		Tyren Moore misses two point layup
3:48		Pirates defensive rebound
3:50		TV timeout
3:41	+2	Jayshayne Woodard makes two point jump shot	67-76
3:26		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
3:24		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
3:20		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul
3:20	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
3:20	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
3:16		Cam Hayes personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
3:16	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
3:05	+2	Jayshayne Woodard makes two point jump shot	71-78
3:02		Cam Hayes personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-79
3:02	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-80
3:02		Blazers 30 second timeout
2:50	+2	RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	73-80
2:21	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	73-82
2:03		Cam Hayes turnover (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
1:59	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	73-84
1:47		Jayshayne Woodard turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
1:46		Jayshayne Woodard personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-85
1:46	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-86
1:40	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	76-86
1:24		Cam Hayes personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-87
1:24		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
1:18		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-87
1:18		Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	77-89
0:57		Ja'Borri McGhee blocks RJ Felton's three point jump shot
0:55		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
0:49		Jordan Riley personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-90
0:49	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-91
0:45		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
0:43		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
0:16	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot	77-94
0:05		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:03		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound