MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Turnovers and cold-shooting plagued the Auburn University at Montgomery men's basketball team on Saturday night in an 81-51 loss to the University of West Alabama.
The Warhawks got a game-high 20 points from Jalen Gaston, but the visiting Tigers scored 26 points off of 21 AUM turnovers.
THE TIP-OFF
Score: AUM 51, UWA 81
Records: AUM 1-4 (0-2 GSC) | UWA 5-0 (2-0 GSC)
Series: UWA leads 11-1
Venue | City: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
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HIGHLIGHTS
- West Alabama leaped out to an 8-3 advantage, but the Warhawks got jumpers from Joseph Lanzi and Jalen Gaston to make it 8-7 at the first media timeout.
- A four-plus minute scoring drought saw the Tigers build an 18-7 lead before a Sam Youngblood three-point jumper pulled the Warhawks within eight points at 18-10.
- That is as close as the AUM would get for the rest of the half, as the visitors closed out the final 11:22 of the first half on a 26-8 sprint.
- West Alabama's relentless defense helped the squad build its largest lead at the 5:26 mark of the second half, when Thaddeus Williams was fouled and drained a pair of free throws.
NOTABLES
- The Tigers outscored AUM 26-9 in points off turnovers.
- UWA also out-rebounded AUM 41-23 and held advantages in bench scoring (26-6) and second-chance points (22-5).
- Jalen Gaston scored a game-high 20 points for the Warhawks.
- Williams led the way for UWA with a team-high 19 points.
- AUM blocked 13 shots on the night, including six from James Graham and three from Jelal Williams. The 13 blocks in the game is a new school record for the Warhawks.
- The Tigers shot 48 percent from the floor (29-of-61) despite going just 1-for-10 from three-point territory.
- Both teams combined to shoot 3-for-21 from three-point land.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks travel to Rome, Ga. on Monday, Nov. 28 to take on the Shorter University Hawks at 6:30 p.m. in Gulf South Conference action.
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