CARROLLTON, Ga. – The West Alabama men’s basketball team picked up its second-straight Gulf South Conference road victory with a 67-66 win over West Georgia at the HPE Building on the UWG campus.  The win avenges a 13-point victory by the Wolves over the Tigers at Pruitt Hall on Jan. 14.

The Tigers (9-14, 2-6 GSC) survived a last minute surge by the Wolves to hold on for its second GSC win of the season, both coming on the road.  UWA took its first lead of the final half of the contest at 43-42 with just over 15 minutes remaining in the game.  UWA extended the lead out to as many as nine at the 11:52 mark.  The Red and White would nurse the lead the rest of the way as the Wolves got within a single point at 61-60.  Junior Brian Murphy drained a critical basket to push the lead out to three before junior Kevin Johnson connected on two free throws to extend the lead back out to five points with under a minute to play. 

Chris Malone led four Tigers in double figures with 14 points in the contest.  Abdoulaye N’diaye was credited with a conference-season best 11 points.  Juniors Maurice Naylor and Murphy each added 10 points in the win.  Johnson led the team in rebounds, tying a season-high with 11 in the affair.

The Tigers look to extend its two-game GSC road game winning streak to three on Monday, Feb. 18, trekking to Huntsville to square off with UAH.  Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m.  Catch all the action on Y104.9 FM – the station for UWA Athletics.