Topic: Parthenon: Herd falls to UAB, drops third straight

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By JARROD CLAY
The Parthenon

The Thundering Herd returned home Wednesday in hopes of breaking a two-game losing streak, but the University of Alabama proved to be too tough as the Blazers shut down Marshall in the second and extended the Herd's losing streak to three.

UAB won the contest 56-49.

Midway through the second half, Marshall went cold from the field and went nearly nine minutes without hitting a shot from the field. The Blazers used that stretch to go on a 14-3 run, building a ten-point lead, which proved to be too much for the Herd to overcome.

"We knew these guys were going to come in wanting revenge," said junior forward Dennis Tinnon. "We needed to come out strong, and I guess they just wanted it more than we did and played harder."

Marshall shot just 35 percent from the field and a dismal 21 percent from beyond the arc en route to scoring its lowest point total to date this season. DeAndre Kane led the way for Marshall, scoring 12 points to go along with seven assists and six boards.

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