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PENSACOLA, Fla.  – Four different players reached double-digit point totals in the University of West Florida men's basketball team's 74-56 win over Spring Hill on Tuesday night. West Florida is now 4-0 on the season, making it the second time in the last three years the Argonauts have started a year with four-straight wins.
 
UWF and SHC played tightly until the 5:27 mark of the first half, when an Austin Somerfield layup was the beginning of a 12-5 lead to end the first half. Jason Laatsch recorded five of his 17 points during that stretch to help put the Argonauts up by nine points at 37-28 at the midway break.
 
In the start of the second half, UWF continued to pour it on by going on a 7-0 run. West Florida added some insurance late in the contest, as Henri Ventoniemi registered six points in the span of 1:49 to give UWF a final score of 74-58. Josh Laatsch registered a team-high three assists by providing helpers on each of Ventoniemi's late baskets.
 
One of UWF's keys to victory came from turnovers, as the Argonauts forced 19 Spring Hill miscues and turned it into 27 points. UWF also had 21 second-chance points, and had 27 points off the bench.  The Argos shot 44.4% for the game, which included a 54.6% success rate in the second half.
 
Jason Laatsch was UWF's points leader for the third straight game, scoring 17 points in the victory. Somerfield, Deangelo Legrier and Darryl Tucker all provided double-digit point totals with 15, 10 and 11, respectively, while Tucker contributed a team-high seven rebounds. DJ Thorpe contributed eight points and five rebounds in 23 minutes of action.
 
UWF now has an eight-day layoff until its next game, when the Argonauts will make a return trip to Mobile to play Spring Hill on Nov. 30.
 
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