Final Box Score

VALDOSTA, Ga. — The University of West Alabama men’s basketball team drops a 73-64 decision to Georgia Southwestern in the Tigers first game of the Park Avenue Bank Classic.

Four UWA players posted double digits on the night, with Stan Gill, Jenario Bunton and Joe Eatmon all posting 11 points, while Raymond Shaw chimed in 10 for the Tigers.

Georgia Southwestern was led by Shawn King's 24 points. Norbey Aragon supplied 17 points and Antonio Campbell added 10 along with a double-double from Adrian Robinson with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

UWA, who never led in the game, fell into an early whole, as GSW opened the game on a 10-3 run. The Tigers would chip away at the lead, cutting the deficit to one point on several occasions in the opening half.

Bunton picked up three of his 11 points hitting a trey at the end of the first half to send UWA in at the intermission down 34-33.

The Hurricanes would open the second half with a 14-5 run over the first five minutes to reach the first double figure lead of the game, 48-38.

UWA would again cut into the GSW margin with a 10-2 run of its own, trailing by two points, 50-48, but it would be as close as the Tigers would get in the contest.

GSW would reach the largest lead of the game, 12 points, on a jumper from Campbell with 2:18 remaining in the game.

UWA shot 39-percent from the field, including 40-percent from behind the arc. GSW connected on 50-percent of its shots in the contest.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, as the Tigers will face North Georgia. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Park Avenue Bank Classic.