CARROLLTON, Ga. | Clinching a berth into the Gulf South Conference tournament, The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team earned an 87-76 road win on Saturday at West Georgia. The Chargers improve to 19-5 (11-5 GSC), while the Wolves fall to 6-18 (4-12 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-A key 10-2 run in the middle of the second half came after West Georgia had just cut the UAH advantage to one point, and the strong spurt gave the Chargers a cushion that would not be overcome the remainder of the contest. 
 
Inside the Box Score
-Max Shulman led the Chargers in scoring on the afternoon, going 6-for-9 from the floor while scoring 18 to go along with six rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
-Scoring 17 while also grabbing eight boards was JJ Kaplan, while Dalton Barkley logged a double-double as he knocked down three 3-pointers to score 11 to go along with 11 rebounds.
-Seth Swalve rounded out UAH's double-figure contingent as he scored 10.
-Both Swalve and Barkley handed out a team-high four assists.
-For the game, UAH shot 46.9 percent including 11 made triples, while West Georgia connected on 44.1 percent of its attempts.
-UAH won the rebounding battle by a 42-33 margin.
-The Chargers had 19 assists on 30 made shots.
-UAH's reserves outscored UWG's by a 35-18 margin.
 
Inside the Flow
-After the teams traded baskets to start the game, UAH would lead through much of the opening half, building up a pair of nine-point leads in the period including after a Swalve 3-pointer with 6:08 on the clock made it 37-28.
-UWG, however, would rip off a 16-5 run to take a 44-42 lead at the 1:56 mark, and the teams would go into the locker room tied at 46-46.
-The Wolves scored the first basket of the second half to go up by three, but eight straight from the Chargers capped off by a Barkley 3-pointer put UAH ahead 54-49 with 17:01 left in the game.
-West Georgia was able to pull back within one at 58-57 at the 13:42 mark, but a 10-2 run over nearly five minutes pushed UAH out to a 68-59 lead.
-The hosts were then unable to pull any closer than three the rest of the way, and the Chargers went 7-of-8 from the free throw line in the final minute to help seal the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-Shulman has reached double figures in eight of the team's last eight games to raise his scoring average to a team-best 12.5 points per contest, and he is shooting 43.3 percent from 3-point land.
-This is Barkley's first career double-double, and he sets a career-high in rebounds with the 11.
-Each player that logged minutes on Saturday recorded points.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH will look to make history on Thursday when Shorter visits Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The contest is slated for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.