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Blazers vs Thundering Herd Final: 22-13 - Recap
The Thundering Herd had no answer for Spencer Brown on Friday as the Blazers rolled to a 22-13 win at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
UAB won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +4.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 44.0.
Spencer Brown rushed for 149 yards, while DeWayne McBride added 43 yards in the win. Trea Shropshire and Hayden Pittman added 180 and 22 receiving yards respectively.
Brenden Knox rushed for 67 yards for Marshall, while Xavier Gaines added 22 yards. Grant Wells threw for 138 yards for the Thundering Herd, while receivers Xavier Gaines and Willie Johnson had 70 and 29 yards respectively.
Marshall was outgained by UAB 468-268 yards in Friday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 21-10 by the Blazers.
The time of possession battle favored UAB as their offense was on the field for 41:26, longer than the 18:34 of their opponents.