HUNTSVILLE | Remaining perfect at home this season, The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team rolled to a 71-51 victory over No. 5 Christian Brothers on Saturday afternoon at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Chargers improve to 10-5 (3-4 Gulf South Conference) with the triumph, while CBU slips to 12-2 (4-2 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-An 11-0 run for UAH over a 5:20 span early in the first half gave the hosts a 16-4 advantage by the 11:56 mark, and the Charger cushion would remain in double figures throughout much of the remainder of the contest.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Kip Owens scored a team-best 17 points for UAH while going 7-for-11 from the floor, and the Memphis native also grabbed seven rebounds while dishing out six assists and collecting three blocks.
-Fellow senior Chayse Elliott also stuffed the stat sheet as he scored 14 on a 5-for-7 shooting performance to go along with a team-high nine rebounds, six assists, a block, and a steal.
-Knocking down three shots from beyond the arc, Tanner Finley also turned in a solid performance as he scored nine and snagged eight boards.
-Leading CBU offensively was Jeff Larkin who was held to just 14 points which is well below his season scoring average of 20.6 points per game.
-Additionally, UAH's defensive effort held Adam Dieball to just eight, and he had entered the game scoring 17.2 points per outing.
-For the game, UAH shot 47.4 percent while holding CBU to a 29.9 percent performance including going just 2-for-25 from 3-point land, and the Chargers also won the rebounding battle by a 41-40 margin.
-UAH committed just seven turnovers while also picking up 18 assists.
 
Inside the Flow
-After jumping out to the 14-6 lead, the Chargers then saw CBU go on a 10-4 run over the next 2:30 to close the gap to six at 20-14 with 9:26 left until the half, but the Chargers outscored the guests 18-9 the rest of the period with a Finley triple just before the break putting UAH up 38-23 going into the second.
-A 12-4 spurt in which UAH went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc over a span of 4:14 early in the second half allowed the Chargers to push out to a 21-point lead at 50-29, and after the Bucs narrowed the margin to 15 with 11:19 left, the hosts would score nine straight while not allowing the opposition to score for five minutes to take the largest lead of the night at 63-39.
-The UAH advantage then would not drop below 20 the rest of the way as the Chargers sealed the 71-51 victory.
 
Noteworthy
-UAH is now 7-0 at home this season and has won eight straight regular season games at Spragins Hall.
-The six assists for Elliott is a career-best, surpassing the five he recorded against Lee earlier this season, and his nine rebounds are also a personal-high as he eclipses the eight he logged against Union last year.
-Owens now has a team-high 53 assists on the season compared to just 28 turnovers, and his season block total moves to 17.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH will look to build upon Saturday's showing when it welcomes Union on Tuesday. Tip-off at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall is slated for 7:30 p.m.