FAU formidable, but Andy Kennedy’s UAB side has covered six of its past seven (including, it should be noted, that first meeting vs. the Owls, when the Blazers recovered enough in the second half to slip inside of a mid-teens spread). UAB is also riding a seven-game win streak at Clean Gene Bartow Arena, with Penny Hardaway’s Memphis, recently vanquished on January 28 when 6-9 F Yaxel Lendeborg (23 points) and former LSU transfer G Eric Gaines (added 20) keyed a 97-88 win over the Tigers. Rarely out of a game and 8-1 as an underdog, evidence is suggesting that tonight is just the sort of spot for UAB to remind us why it will be an intriguing darkhorse at the American Tourney. Play UAB