PENSACOLA, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team earned a big road win on Saturday, defeating host West Florida 72-64 to complete the season sweep of UWF. The Chargers improve to 14-9 (7-7 Gulf South Conference), while the Argos fall to 15-7 (9-6 GSC).
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CJ Williamson was terrific once again, going 11-for-17 from the floor to score a game-best 25 points, and he also grabbed six rebounds, handed out a team-high four assists, and picked up a steal.
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Logging his third career double-double and first of this season,
Max Shulman scored 13 and led all players in the contest with 13 rebounds.
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Luke Burnett scored 11 to round out UAH's double-figure scorers.
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The Chargers roared out of the gates, nailing four 3-pointers in the first 90 seconds of the game en route to eventually holding a 13-0 lead, and by the 14:13 mark of the opening half, it was a 22-5 advantage for the Chargers. West Florida would chip away and narrow the gap to as few as six, but the guests held UWF scoreless for the last 4:11 of the half to take a 42-30 lead at the break.
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After UAH's lead went to 15 early in the second half, the Argos would battle back once more, going ahead for the first time at 51-50 with 10:58 left in the game.
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The hosts eventually would go up by four and held a 58-54 advantage at the 7:10 mark, but a 10-2 run that saw Williamson score all the points for UAH gave the Chargers a 64-60 lead with 1:21 remaining. UWF would briefly pull within two, but a
Dane Harding triple and four more points from Williamson would help the Chargers hang on for the key road win.
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UAH finished the game shooting 41.5 percent from the floor while holding the home team to a 36.5 percent mark overall and just 22.6 percent from 3-point land, but UWF did outrebound the Chargers by a 41-35 margin.
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The Chargers finished the contest with 16 assists while turning the ball over just five times.
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UAH will now head back home, welcoming Lee to Kelly Court at Spragins Hall on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip-off. The Flames were 84-70 winners when the two teams met earlier this season.
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