Led by Yaxel Lendeborg's 28 points, the UAB Blazers defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 78-68 on Wednesday night.

BOTTOM LINE: UAB visits Tulsa after Efrem Johnson scored 21 points in UAB's 100-77 loss to the Memphis Tigers. The Golden Hurricane have gone 7-5 at home. Tulsa ranks eighth in the AAC with 9.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Ian Smikle averaging 2.1.

UAB needed a big bounce-back win Wednesday night after Sunday's loss at Memphis. And they got it with a 78-68 win at Tulsa.The big man for the Blazers was Yaxe

Tulsa 8-28 (Willis 4-10, Carrington 3-5, Odom 1-2, Archie 0-3, McWright 0-3, Barnes 0-5). Rebounds_UAB 34 (Lendeborg 13), Tulsa 39 (Barnes 10). Assists_UAB 16 (Lendeborg 6), Tulsa 14 (Odom 7). Total Fouls_UAB 13,

BOTTOM LINE: UAB takes on Tulsa after Efrem Johnson scored 21 points in UAB's 100-77 loss to the Memphis Tigers. The Golden Hurricane are 7-5 on their home court. Tulsa ranks second in the AAC with 24.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Dwon Odom averaging 4.1.