CARROLLTON, Ga. – The UWF men's basketball team got a very efficient and dominating road win over West Georgia, 67-53, at the UWG Coliseum on Saturday.
The win pushed the Argonauts' win streak to four games and gave them consecutive road wins for the first time in a year.
UWF (9-8, 6-4 Gulf South) shot 45 percent from the floor – its fourth-best game of the year – and held the UWG to 35 percent shooting for the third-lowest by an opponent against UWF this season.
Jon Brown led four starters in double figures with a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds. He and
Daniel Sofield each made three 3-pointers. The Argonauts were 7-of-21 from outside and had five of thise in the opening 20 minutes.
"I thought defensively our zone bothered them and we kept them out of transition," UWF head coach
Jeff Burkhamer said. "The other big key was a fast start and then we got some transition points off our defense so to get some easy baskets helped us grow the lead and keep it."
UWF opened he game with points on four of is first six possessions and a 7-0 lead. The Wolves came back and took the lead 15-14 on a Keshawn Heard jumper with 8:15 to play in the half. The Argos answered with an 11-3 run to get the momentum back on their side in the form of a 25-18 edge. They closed the frame with a three from
Tarik McKelphin to go into the locker room up 30-21.
After a UWF basket and two free throws to start the second half, UWG scored the next eight to get within 34-29. The Argos answered with a 9-0 run that included a pair of transition layups. UWF never led by fewer than 12 over the final 13 minutes.
UWG (4-12, 2-6) shot 35 percent and committed 11 turnovers that the Argos turned into 18 points. Shea Brown-Carter led the Wolves with 16 points.
"It was a good team win and guys made shots and shared the ball and did a lot of good things across the board," Burkhamer added.
UWF returns home for two games against Auburn Montgomery (7-9, 2-6) and West Alabama next week to open the second-half of the GSC schedule. Thursday's game against the Warhawks in the UWF Field House will begin at 7:30 p.m.
