Final Box Score

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Behind a career-high 27 points from Raymond Shaw, the University of West Alabama recorded its biggest win of the season by downing Clark Atlanta, 81-58, Wednesday evening at Pruitt Hall.

Shaw, who recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds, was joined in double figure scoring by Jared Hembree and Stan Gill. Hembree tallied 14 points and Gill supplied 10 in the contest.

The Panthers, who remain winless on the season, had three guys in double figures. DeAllen Hicks led CAU with 18 points, as Jourdan Blackmon chimed in 11 along with Pauly Nickerson’s 10 points.

It was a back and forth tilt between the two teams for the first 13 minutes of the contest before UWA grabbed a 26-20 lead, with seven and a half minutes remaining in the opening stanza, on a three-pointer from Joe Eatmon.

CAU and UWA would exchange baskets the remainder of the first half, but the Tigers would take a four point advantage into the locker room at 36-32.

The Panthers would chip into the four point deficit in the opening minutes of the second half, getting within one on several occasions, before drawing even with the Tigers at 43 all.

CAU would take its first lead, since the opening minutes of the first half, on a three-pointer from Lindal Yarbrough with 12:10 remaining in the contest, but the Tigers would answer with an 8-0 run and regain the lead at 53-48.

UWA would never relinquish the lead the rest of the game, outscoring the Panthers 28-18 down the final stretch to earn the Tigers the victory.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 9, as the Tigers close out the four-game, homestand with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off against Delta State.