CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville outscored the Delta State University men's basketball team 7-2 over the final 3:12 of a hard fought game as the Chargers pulled out a 59-53 win against the Statesmen on Friday night at Walter Sillers Coliseum.

THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 53 | Alabama Huntsville 61
Records: Statesmen 0-3 (0-3 GSC) | Chargers 5-1 (5-0 GSC)
Series: DSU leads the series 21-20
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 6:30 pm
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jaylen Lemons dialed up a deep three-pointer to give the Statesmen a quick 3-0 lead 14 seconds into the game.
• Another Lemons three-pointer, as part of a quick start for the freshman, gave the Green-and-White a 20-13 lead with 11:28 to go in the first half
• UAH's Chaney Johnson cut the DSU lead to 20-18 with under 10 minutes to play in the opening half.
• Keyshaun Street hit a three-point shot to push the lead to 28-20 with 4:40 remaining in the first half.
• The Statesmen held a 32-27 lead after Michael Motley made two free throws, but UAH used a 5-0 spurt to knot the game at 32-32 on a Riley Webster three-pointer with 2:08 to go in the first half. 
• Motley's layup with 12 seconds left sent the Statesmen to intermission with a 34-32 lead.
• Motley continued to lift DSU scoring, opening the second half with a jumper in the lane to make the score 36-32.
• A 9-0 run surged the Chargers to a 41-36 lead after a Max Shulemann bucket at the 15:13 mark of the second half.
• Lee Cotton nailed a three-pointer to give the Statesmen a 46-43 lead with just under 12 minutes to play in the contest.
• The Charges went on a 6-0 run to take a 52-49 lead with 4:27 left in the second half.
• Maalik Cartwright cut the UAH lead to 52-21 with 3:38 to go, but UAH outscored DSU 7-2 over the final 3:12 of the game to pull out the win.

TURNING POINT

• Riley Webster's three-pointer gave the Chargers a 52-51 lead late as UAH outscored the Statesmen 7-2 over the final 3:12.

STAT OF THE GAME

• The Statesmen went 7-for-19 from beyond the arc in the first half, but were just 3-for-16 (18 percent) in the second half.
• The Chargers got a jolt off the bench, outscoring the Statesmen bench 26-4. They also outscorerd DSU 26-16 in the paint.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• Airen Brooks posted his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead three Statesmen in double figures.
• Motley chipped in 13 points with six boards and five steals.
• Lemons finished with 12 points and three assists while Cartwright cleaned the glass for 12 boards.
• Shulman had 11 points and nine rebounds and Nathan Moore scored 11 points to lead the Chargers.

UP NEXT

The Statesmen and the Chargers close out the two-game series on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum.