UAB is coming into this game with a 22-11 record this season and they are 13-5 in the conference. They have been playing very well in their recent games as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 7 of their last 9 games. They have also been dominant in this tournament, beating East Carolina 94-77 and now coming off of a 66-56 win against North Texas. They are going to have a lot of confidence off of that win against North Texas who is the 2nd best team in the conference so UAB is going to come out strong in this game. They are going up against a Memphis team that is 28-5 this season and they are 16-2 in the conference. They have been the best team in the conference this season and they have been on fire in their recent games, winning their last 7 straight games. They have not been as dominant in this tournament though. They opened the tournament with an 83-80 win against a bad Wichita State team and now they are coming off of another close game, beating Tulane 78-77. Memphis has already beaten UAB twice this season and both of those wins were by 7+ points, but UAB is going to be hungry to get their revenge here. UAB is also going to get up for this game and leave it all on the floor as they need this game a lot more. Memphis has already proven themselves to be a tournament team and will earn an at-large big if they do not win here, but this could be UAB's only way into the tournament so they are going to show up big in this game. UAB will cover the spread in this game.