ATLANTA, Ga. —The University of West Alabama men’s basketball team will carry a two-game winning streak into the Christmas break after claiming a 66-61 win on the road at Clark Atlanta on Tuesday night.

The Tigers, who notched their fourth victory of the season, led from wire-to-wire in the contest.  UWA jumped out to its largest lead of nine points at 19-8 with 8:14 to play in the opening half.  The homestanding Panthers would make a charge in the final eight minutes of the first half, out-scoring the Red and White 10-3 over an eight-minute span.  UWA took a one-point advantage into the dressing room at 24-23.

In the final period, UWA pushed its lead back out to eight points at 40-32 at the 12:36 mark of the half.  The Tigers owned their largest margin of 11 points near the midway point of the final period.  UWA cut down on the miscues that plagued it in the opening half, having just turned the ball over six times in the final frame.  The Red and White had 10 turnovers in the opening half.  Junior Kevin Johnson had 12 of his game-high 17 points in the second half.  Maurice Naylor registered a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Ten of his rebounds came on the defensive end of the floor.  Playing in his first game as a UWA Tiger, Glenn Miles poured in 11 points in a team-high 37 minutes of action.  The Birmingham, Ala.-native dished out six assists and had three steals to his credit.

CAU (2-4) was led by Najee Lane with 15 points.  Niinotrey Annag came off the bench to add 10 points in the setback.

The Tigers will break for the Christmas holiday before taking on Gulf South Conference foe Henderson State on Saturday, Dec. 29.  Tip off is set for 2 p.m. at Pruitt Hall on the UWA campus.