MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The University of West Alabama Men's Basketball team clinched a spot in the GSC Tournament on Saturday after defeating Auburn Montgomery, 75-61.

A 28-7 run to begin the game put West Alabama (14-13, 10-11 GSC) out in front and they never looked back in their 14-point win over AUM (9-16, 6-14 GSC).

The first half was all UWA as Elliot Tulip scored 10 points in the first 12 minutes while Dadrevius Weathers scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds to carry the Tigers' 28-7 run. A three from Travion McCray made it a 31-9 game before Auburn Montgomery finally found their footing. A pair of free throws from Trent Coleman was the start of a 10-2 AUM run before Thaddeus Williams put an end to that with a three, giving West Alabama a 36-21 advantage with 1:30 left in the half. After Williams' three, the Warhawks' Max Ndiaye and UWA's Jalil Robinson traded baskets to send the game to the break with West Alabama up, 38-24.

UWA shot 52 percent from the floor and 50 percent from three in the first half while holding AUM to 29 percent from the field and from three.

Out of the break, Auburn Montgomery used a 12-4 run to cut West Alabama's lead to six, just four minutes in. With the game now tight, Caleb McGill took over for the Tigers. The Forward scored 11 points, including three made threes, over the next nine minutes to help West Alabama cling to a nine-point advantage with 5:01 left to play. For the remainder of the game, UWA kept their lead around 10 points before extending it back to 14 to clinch a 75-61 win and a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament.

West Alabama will now shift their focus to the regular season finale as they are set to host No. 4 Alabama Huntsville on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Pruitt Hall.