HUNTSVILLE | Off to its best start since the 2014-15 season, the No. 11 University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team gutted out a 68-54 win over visiting Auburn Montgomery on Monday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Chargers improve to 5-0 (2-0 Gulf South Conference), while AUM slips to 4-4 (1-1 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-After the Warhawks went up 22-17 with 7:21 left in the first half, UAH would close the half by outscoring the guests 15-1 the remainder of the period to go up 32-23 at the break thanks in part to nine points from Max Shulman during that stretch.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Shulman finished the night with 22 points thanks to six 3-pointers, and the redshirt sophomore also collected five rebounds for good measure.
-Turning in another double-double, JJ Kaplan went 6-for-10 from the floor and scored 14 while grabbing a game-best 14 rebounds.
-Sam Orf rounded out UAH's double-figure scorers as he scored 12 while also recording five boards.
-Kerney Lane handed out a team-best four assists to go along with three boards and a blocked shot.
-Carlos Bell scored 14 to go along with nine rebounds to lead AUM.
-The Chargers finished the night shooting 42.4 percent including 11 3-pointers, while holding AUM to a 32.8 percent shooting mark and a 5-for-22 performance from 3-point range.
-UAH also outrebounded the guests by a 41-38 margin.
-The Charger reserves outscored those from the guests by a 27-7 difference.
 
Inside the Flow
-The lead would exchange hands 10 times in a back-and-forth opening 10 minutes of the game before the Warhawks were able to score five straight to go up 22-17 with 7:21 left in the half.
-Seth Swalve started UAH's big push to end the period by hitting a 3-pointer with 5:13 left, and other than one free throw, the hosts kept AUM off the board to gain a 32-23 lead at the break after Shulman closed the run with a triple.
-AUM scored the first five points of the second half to pull back within four at 32-28, but the Chargers answered with seven of their own to go up by 11 at 39-28 with 16:25 remaining.
-The guests would pull back within five on two occasions, but a 14-3 run that was finished by another Shulman 3-pointer put the Chargers ahead 59-43 with just 4:16 left in the game.
-UAH would lead by as many as 17 in the final minutes in securing the win.
 
Noteworthy
-The 22 points and the six 3-pointers both represent career-bests for Shulman as the redshirt sophomore's previous career high in scoring was 12 which he did last year at Lee on Jan. 12.
-Kaplan now has four double-doubles on the season, and all four games have featured rebounding totals of at least 14.
-Lane has now led the team in assists as a reserve in three contests, and the four assists match the most by a Charger in a contest this season which Lane has done three times in joining Orf who also had four against West Georgia.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will take Tuesday off before wrapping up the pre-Thanksgiving slate with a non-conference tilt against Clark Atlanta on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Stable. UAH overcame a 30-point deficit last week to defeat CAU 74-71 in the Peach State.