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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team fell on the road Wednesday night at UAB, 64-50. For the second straight game, cold shooting doomed the Colonels as the team shot 35 percent from the field (18-for-51), including 27 percent (6-for-22) from behind the three-point arc.

With the loss, EKU falls to 2-2 while the Blazers improve to 3-3.

The Colonels dug themselves a large hole early as the Blazers led by as many as 12 just seven minutes into the game. Solid defense and a slow pace kept the Colonels in the game and down just 31-18 at the half.

EKU crept within 10 of the Blazers numerous times in the second half, but were never able to make it a single digit deficit until senior forward Darnell Dialls nailed his second three-pointer from the top of the key with 4:37 left to make it 52-45. Following a Jamaal Douglas put-back with 4:00 showing on the clock, the Colonels trailed only by five. However, a three-point play by UAB forward Reggie Huffman made the Blazers' lead eight again, and the Colonels would not get any closer.

Dialls led the Colonels with 15 points and seven rebounds, while shooting 2-for-4 from beyond the three-point line. The senior had taken only eight three-pointers in his entire career before this game, and made only one.

Each team's leading scorer played well below their respective averages. The Colonels' Mike Rose, who came in averaging 14.3 points per game, scored only five while shooting 2-for-14 from the field and 0-for-6 from behind the arc. The Blazers' Robert Vaden, who was averaging 20.2 ppg finished with six points on 2-for-11 from the field.

Eastern Kentucky concludes its three-game road swing on Sunday, Nov. 25 at Duke. That game will be televised regionally by Fox Sports Net South. Game time is set for 1 p.m.