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Darron Johnson
Joe Chance
43
West Florida UWF 10-11 (7-7 GSC)
78
Winner West Alabama UWA 16-5 (9-4 GSC)
West Florida UWF
10-11 (7-7 GSC)
43
Final
78
West Alabama UWA
16-5 (9-4 GSC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Florida UWF 17 26 43
West Alabama UWA 37 41 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

UWA Dominant in 78-43 Win over West Florida

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – There would be no repeat of the affairs in Pensacola, Florida as the University of West Alabama men's basketball team led from the early moments all the way through a 78-43 win over the West Florida Argonauts Saturday night in Pruitt in Gulf South Conference action.
 
UWA improved to 16-5 overall and 9-4 in the conference. West Florida fell to 10-11 on the year and 7-7 in GSC play.
 
"Really proud of the effort defensively. You hold a team to 49 points, we should win about every single ball game," said Associate head coach Nick Woodruff. "It's hard to see on the radio, but hedging ball screens, extending down screens and hedging ball screens to force turnovers was huge. It was a phenomenal defensive effort."
 
The defensive effort limited the Argos to 31.3 percent (15-of-48) from the floor and 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from beyond the arc. The Tigers also forced 13 turnovers and converted them into 14 points while West Florida had no points off of six UWA turnovers.
 
In turn, West Alabama used the defense as well as the memory of the performance last week to fuel a resurgent effort on the offensive end with four Tigers hitting double figures.
 
"I think a lot of it has to do with making shots," said Woodruff. "We were 22 percent from the field down there and like 12 percent from three. I'm glad we were able to make some shots and get that bad taste out of our mouth."
 
Darron Johnson put up the most points with 16 and added an assist and a rebound. Mike Davis posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and added two assists, two steals and a block. Ricky Dunnaway put up 13 points, four rebounds, two blocks and an assist. LaJuan Hardy filled the stat sheet with 11 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals.
 
The Tigers were up to 51.8 percent (29-of-56) in field goals, 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from the three-point line and 60 percent (9-of-15) from the line.
 
Tarik McKelphin as the only Argonaut in double figures with 10 points.
 
UWA won the battle on the boards 38-28, points in the paint 34-14, fast break points 7-3 and second chance points 11-10.
 
The path to a second consecutive GSC Championship doesn't get any easier for the Tigers as the next two teams are currently ahead of the team in the current league standings.
 
"We accept that challenge," said Woodruff. "You can't back your way into a championship. You have win to earn it."
West Alabama hits the road next week for a pair of conference matchups starting with the Alabama Huntsville Chargers on Feb. 6 in Huntsville, Alabama. UAH fell to Mississippi College on the road 75-68. 
 
The Chargers captured the first meeting between the two teams 65-61 in Livingston, Alabama back on Jan. 16.
 
Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. with the game being broadcast on ESPN 104.9. 
 
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