FLORENCE, Ala. | The 10th-ranked University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team used a second-half push to blow past rival North Alabama on Sunday in the conference opener, winning 91-79 in the road game. The Chargers improve to 5-1 (1-0 Gulf South Conference), while UNA slips to 4-2 (0-1 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-A 9-0 run for UAH near the midway point of the second half keyed by points from Seab Webster, Chayse Elliott, and Michael Gilmore put the Chargers in front for good as the visitors outscored UNA 41-29 in the second half en route to the victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Brandon Roberts led a quartet of Chargers who scored in double figures as he was a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point land on his way to scoring 20 points, and he also led the team on the glass as he grabbed eight rebounds.
-Scoring 17 – including 12 in the first half – was Gilmore who hit four of the team's 12 3-pointers, while Webster scored 14 and Elliott came off the bench to add 11.
-In total, 10 different Chargers scored in the game.
-Troy Saxton dished out five of UAH's 16 assists on the day.
-For the contest UAH shot 50.0 percent and was 12-for-25 for 48.0 percent from 3-point land, and the team held UNA to a shooting mark of just 31.0 percent in the second half for an overall percentage of 45.9 for the game.
-On the glass in the contest, UAH outrebounded North Alabama by a slim 40-38 clip.
-North Alabama was led by Sharwyn McGee who scored 16.
 
Inside the Flow
-In a first half that saw the team hit 10 3-pointers, the Chargers jumped out to a 10-point lead at 22-12 thanks to a trey from Gilmore – the team's sixth to that point – at the 14:51 mark of the opening period.
-North Alabama then proceeded to go on a 19-8 run to gain its first lead of the night at 31-30 with 8:11 left in the half, and UNA would go up by seven at 50-43 with 2:12 remaining.
-The Chargers then scored the game's next seven points including a tip-in at the buzzer by Tanner Finley that knotted the contest at 50-50 as the teams went into the locker room at the break.
-UNA would start the second half strong, going in front 58-53 just under four minutes into stanza, but the Chargers would then roll off a 23-10 run over the next eight minutes to enjoy a 76-68 lead with 8:08 remaining.
-The lead would balloon to as many as 15 points down the stretch as the Chargers sealed the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-The 20 points for Roberts marks his season-high and is tied with Troy Saxton's showing on Nov. 12 against Saint Leo for the second-best offensive performance of the season for a Charger.
-The 12 3-pointers made by UAH are the most by the Chargers in a game this season.
-The performance by Elliott marks a career-high for the junior.
-Sunday's game marks the third straight in which the Chargers have rebounded the opposition, and the team has won all three games by double figures.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be off all of next week before wrapping up the non-conference slate with a Dec. 12 visit to Trevecca Nazarene. Tip-off in Nashville is scheduled for 5 p.m.