HUNTSVLLE, Ala. -- Airen Brooks poured in 26 points including going 8-for-14 from three-point territory, but the Delta State University men's basketball team fell to the University of Alabama Huntsville 75-65 in the season finale on Saturday.

THE TIP-OFF

Score: Alabama Huntsville 75 | Delta State 65
Records: DSU 10-16 (9-11 GSC) | UAH 19-10 (12-8 GSC)
Series: UAH lead 23-22 | DSU trails 5-10 at Spragins Hall
Venue | City: Spragins Hall | Huntsville, Ala.
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STATS OF THE GAME

• The Statesmen started the game making 6-of-10 3-pointers to take a 22-17 lead with 13:42 left in the first half. 
• Airen Brooks scored 17 points, connecting on 5-of-8 3-point field goals, in the first half. 
• Delta State made 11-of-25 attempts from beyond the arc in the opening half. 
• Trailing 38-35 with 2:21 to go the first half, Delta State closed with an 8-2 run to take a 43-40 lead at halftime. 
• Delta State held a 49-46 lead before a 16-4 UAH run gave the Chargers a 62-53 advantage with under 10 minutes remaining in the second half. 
• Brooks and Kelen Dietrich made two 3-pointers apiece to supply a 12-3 and cut the UAH lead to 67-65 at the 3:11 mark of the second half. 
• UAH used an 8-0 run to stretch the lead back out to the final score of 75-65. 
• Brooks finished with eight threes to tie his season-high of 26 points. 
• Dietrich added 18 points, and Lee Cotton had 12 points. 
• Malik Cartwright grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. 
• UAH out-rebounded the Statesmen 37-26 and had 11 offensive boards.

UP NEXT
Delta State turns its attention to a road matchup in the Gulf South Conference Tournament on Tuesday against No. 1 seeded the University of West Alabama in Livingston, Ala.