HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball team opened up the week's slate with a 99-69 victory over Montevallo on Wednesday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall in Gulf South Conference action. UAH improves to 15-5 (10-4 GSC), while UM slides to 8-11 (6-9 GSC).
 
UAH featured four players with 10 points or more in the victory over Montevallo, led by Luke Burnett with a team-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor including a 7-for-13 mark from beyond the arc.
 
Max Shulman rated second on the roster with 25 points, followed by Chaney Johnson with 13 points and Tanner Shulman with 11 points to round out the Chargers in double-figure scoring. Johnson additionally notched a team-high six assists in the win.
 
UAH's 99 points scored on Wednesday are the most by the squad in the 2022-23 conference slate.
 
Dalton Dodd led the Chargers on the boards with eight rebounds to go along with three assists and eight points in a strong all-around performance.
 
UAH held the edge over Montevallo overall on Wednesday in rebounds (47-29), bench points (28-8), steals (10-9), points off turnovers (21-10), points in the paint (26-12) and second-chance points (15-2). The Blue & White shot 47.9 percent from the field (35-73) and 41.2 percent on three-pointers (21-51) as well against the Falcons.
 
The Chargers offense was electric at the outset of Wednesday's matchup to the tune of a 28-9 lead over the Falcons in the initial seven minutes of play, as UAH sank seven three-pointers during that run.
 
UAH went on to outscore visiting Montevallo 32-24 over the rest of the first half for a 60-33 lead after 20 minutes of action. Max Shulman's 19 first-half points led the way in the opening stanza.
 
The Chargers and Falcons played tightly in the second half, with UAH outpacing UM 39-36 in the final 20 minutes to cap off the 99-69 win on Wednesday.
 
UAH is back in action on Saturday at 4 p.m. for Military Appreciation Day at Spragins Hall against visiting West Alabama.