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CARROLLTON, Ga.
– The University of West Alabama men’s basketball
team earned its first Gulf South Conference win of the
season over West Georgia, 70-61, on Saturday at UWG’s
Coliseum. The win over the Wolves is the
second-straight win over the GSC foe.
After pushing its
23-point halftime lead out to as many as 27 points at
61-34 on a Brandon Hampton lay up, the Tigers (7-8, 1-1
GSC) staved off a UWG charge in the final minutes of the
contest in which the Wolves trimmed the lead down to as
many as six points with just 43 ticks left in the
contest. UWA had a chance to seal the deal at the free
throw line, but failed to convert at the line six times
in the final minutes. Junior Jason Swanson and junior
Dominique Coleman converted at the free throw line to
secure the nine-point road GSC win.
The Tigers caught
fire four minutes deep into the contest, in particular
Coleman, who drained four three-pointers in the first
half and was credited with 14 of his team-high 16 points
in the opening frame. UWA put together a solid
seven-minute stretch on both ends of the floor,
expanding its lead out to double digits at 18-7 along
with holding the Wolves scoreless during the same time
frame. The Red and White pushed its lead out to 20
points a few seconds over the one-minute mark. The
Tigers took their largest lead of the half into the
dressing room at 42-19. The 19-point output is the
second lowest mark by a Tiger opponent this season.
Hampton, who scored
ten points off the bench on Thursday at North Alabama,
finished with 12 points and one rebound shy of posting a
double-double. Hampton has now posted double figures in
three straight games. Swanson turned in 11 points in
the win. Jamaine Nance and Lucas Hall each added eight
points. As a team, UWA shot 51 percent from the field
while holding UWG to just 37 percent shooting on the
night.
UWG’s John Pringle
led all Wolves in scoring with 19 points.
The Tigers return to Pruitt Hall for
the first time in 2009, hosting Concordia of Selma on
Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. Live
stats will be available along with audio and video
streaming on the B2 Network at athletics.uwa.edu. |
