Final Box Score

LIVINGSTON, Ala. — The University of West Alabama men's basketball team dropped a 48-42 decision to Claflin on Wednesday night at Pruitt Hall.

Stan Gill led the Tigers (3-4) offensive attack with 18 points and fell one rebound shy of his first double-double of the season with nine boards. Raymond Shaw supplied eight points on the night, as Patrick Winters grabbed seven rebounds for the Tigers.

Claflin (2-3) was paced by Phillip Brown with 15 points, as Casey Jackson chimed in 11 points for the Panthers. Earnest Sinkfield led CU on the glass with seven rebounds.

UWA, which shot 34.6-percent from the field in the first half, shot just under 40-percent from the field on the night, as Claflin made 44-percent of its shots on the night.

The Tigers held the advantage during much of the first half, but with just over eight minutes remaining in the opening stanza went cold from the field and allowed the Panthers to grab a two point lead at the intermission, 21-19.

UWA regained the lead in the second half opening on a 7-2 run, but the Panthers would answer with a 7-2 on their own and never trailed again.

West Alabama returns to action on Friday, December 1st, as the Tigers travel to Valdosta, Ga. for the Valdosta State hosted Park Avenue Bank Classic. UWA will face Georgia Southwestern at 3:00 p.m.