The UAB basketball team is going to need to some new shoes after punching its ticket to the Big Dance.

The Blazers shrugged off a slow start and dominated their way to an 85-69 victory over Temple in the AAC tournament title game, Sunday, March 17, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

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The Blazers shot 49.2 percent from the field and were 8-of-19 on 3-pointers and 15-of-22 at the charity stripe. UAB allowed the Owls to shoot 41 percent overall and win the rebounding battle with a slight plus-1 edge on the glass.

Alejandro Vasquez led the Blazers with a career-high 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including 5-fo-6 showing from 3-point range. Eric Gaines had 15 points, six rebounds, nine assists, three blocks and five steals, and Yaxel Lendeborg notched his 19th double-double of the season with 14 points and 16 rebounds.

This post will be updated.