UAH at West Georgia
Thursday, Jan. 28 | 6:30 p.m. CST | Carrollton, Ga.
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UAH at West Alabama
Saturday, Jan. 30 | 4 p.m. | Livingston, Ala.
Live Stats | Listen Live | Watch LiveON THE ROAD AGAIN: A four-game road trip starts for the Chargers this week as UAH travels to West Georgia for a 6:30 p.m. CST contest with first place in the conference on the line on Thursday prior to traveling to West Alabama on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tilt. UAH carries a 13-5 (10-3 Gulf South Conference) record into the week.
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RECAPPING LAST WEEK: The Chargers overcame two significant deficits last week, erasing a late-game hole of eight points in an 80-75 win over Valdosta State and then dispatching a 13-point advantage for West Florida en route to a 73-61 victory.
Brandon Roberts scored 23 against the Blazers on his way to averaging 16.5 points over the two-game span.
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AROUND THE GSC: The conference standings remain quite compact with seven teams within three games of first place where UAH and West Georgia are tied at 10-3. North Alabama's impressive run through conference play has the Lions in third at 9-4, and Delta State is all alone in fourth at 8-5 ahead of three teams – Union, Valdosta State, and Christian Brothers – who all are tied for fifth at 7-6. Eighth-place is owned by West Alabama who is 6-7.
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OFF THE BENCH: Michael Gilmore scored in double figures for the fourth time this year with his career-best 19 points against West Florida on Saturday. This season, the Birmingham, Alabama, native is averaging 5.5 points and 17.8 minutes as a key reserve while shooting 51.5 percent from 3-point land. Additionally, Gilmore has not turned the ball over in four straight games.
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GIMME THE ROCK: The Chargers have had at least one player record multiple steals in a game 13 times this season with
Greg Gardner leading the Blue and White with five multi-steal performances this campaign. Gardner tied his season-high with four steals against UWF and is currently seventh in the GSC with 1.6 steals per game.
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ABOUT WEST GEORGIA: UWG is 13-5 (10-3 GSC) on the year, and the Wolves are undefeated at home with a perfect 10-0 mark where the team is averaging an impressive 92.0 points per game. Four players are scoring in double figures for West Georgia led by Steph Branch's 15.0 points per contest.
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SERIES HISTORY: The Chargers pushed their lead in the all-time series against UWG to 27-23 when the squad won 94-84 at Spragins Hall on Dec. 12. Both
Preston Herring and
Tanner Finley scored 17 to help lead UAH to the victory.
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ABOUT WEST ALABAMA: The Tigers are 10-9 overall and 6-7 in GSC play heading into Thursday night's contest against UNA at Pruitt Hall where UWA is always tough and owns a 7-4 mark this year. Deontaye Ewing leads the Tigers with 12.9 points per game.
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SERIES HISTORY: West Alabama took the earlier meeting this year, winning 74-66 in Huntsville on Dec. 10, but UAH owns a 48-21 advantage in the all-time series with UWA.
Greg Gardner scored 19, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out five assists in the setback.
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