NASHVILLE | The 19th-ranked University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team was upset on the road on Monday night, dropping its final non-conference game of the season 81-76 to host Trevecca Nazarene. UAH slips to 3-2 on the year, while TNU improves to 2-5.
 
Kip Owens scored a career-high 20 points in the setback, going 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. Three others joined him in double figures as Brandon Roberts scored 14, while Troy Saxton and Preston Herring both added 10.
 
Herring was strong on the glass in the game, grabbing a season-best 16 rebounds to help UAH own a 52-35 advantage in rebounding.
 
The hosts – led by Byron Sanford's 21 points and seven assists – built up a 43-33 lead by the half and led by as many as 13 early in the second half, but a block by Owens followed up by one of his four treys on the ensuing possession completely erased the deficit and put the Chargers up 70-67 with just under five minutes left in the game.
 
The Trojans responded, however, by scoring 12 of the next 14 points en route to closing the game on a 14-6 run to secure the victory.
 
For the contest, TNU outshot UAH by a 46.3 percent to 40.6 percent margin, and the Trojans hit 12 3-pointers while limiting the visitors to a 7-for-23 showing from beyond the arc.
 
Neither team was strong at the free throw line, as TNU was 7-for-14 and UAH was 13-for-21.
 
The Chargers will have a quick chance to rebound when they next travel to West Florida on Wednesday to open up conference play, and the tip is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Pensacola.