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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Looking to extend its five-game win streak, the No. 7 University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team will hit the road for a pair of Gulf South Conference contest, travelling to Christian Brothers for a 7 p.m. contest on Thursday while venturing for a 4 p.m. game at Delta State on Saturday. The Chargers enter the two games at 18-3 (11-2 GSC).
 
UAH sits alone at the top of the GSC standings, and the team also leads the conference in an impressive eight statistical categories: scoring margin, free throw percentage, field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goals made, assists and assist/turnover ratio.
 
Senior Jaime Smith is a large reason why the team leads in so many categories as he ranks in the top three of six including leading the conference in assists (4.5 per game) and free throw percentage (86.0 percent).
 
When Christian Brothers and Delta State travelled to Huntsville, the Chargers knocked off CBU 71-61 but fell 59-53 to Delta State. Smith was 6-for-10 from the floor and 8-of-9 at the charity stripe to lead the team with 22 points in the victory against Christian Brothers, and the team shot an uncharacteristically-low 30.2 percent in suffering the setback to DSU.
 
Christian Brothers had won three straight – punctuated by an 87-73 upset at then-No. 22 North Alabama – but the team has been riddled with injuries and fell 73-70 at Union. Four Bucs are scoring in double figures with Michael Drake pacing the team with 13.4 points per contest.
 
The Statesmen have lost three of four and were throttled by North Alabama 73-54 its last time out. Terry Leake has led the conference in scoring through much of the season by has slipped to second with an average of 17.9 points per game, and he is also strong on the glass as he averages 9.1 rebounds per contest.
 
Live stats and video for the contest at Christian Brothers will be available at gobucsgo.com, while live stats for live stats for the Delta State game will be available at gostatesmen.com.
 
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