Box Score

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Three different Argonauts scored at least 17 points, as the UWF Men's Basketball Team cruised past Auburn Montgomery, 71-59, on Saturday afternoon inside the AUM Athletics Complex.

Guards Daniel Sofield and Tarik Mckelphin had 20 and 19 points, respectively while forward Wendell Matthews added a crucial 17 points in the victory.  Mckelphin added a game-high 12 rebounds, giving him another double-double and boosting his season total to eight.

UWF now sits at 6-10 on the year while the Warhawks drop to 3-10.

"I am really proud of our effort today", UWF Coach Jeff Burkhamer said.  "We competed hard on the glass and really guarded well today."

West Florida was efficient from the field, shooting 46.4 percent from the field, a day after only connecting on 40.3 percent of their shots.  West Florida also connected on seven three-pointers with Sofield going 4-8 from beyond the arc. Conversely, the Argo defense was solid as Burkhamer, with UWF limiting AUM to just 38.2 percent shooting for the contest.

Both teams were evenly matched early on, trading baskets as the Argonauts held their first lead of the ball game at 15-14 with 13:07 remaining in the first half after a lay-up by Sofield. The hosts would go on an immediate 12-0 run, building their lead to 26-15 with 8:55 left before UWF would climb back into the game.  A 14-2 run, capped off with a jumper by Mckelphin saw West Florida wrestle the advantage back at 29-28 late in the period, leading to the visitors carrying a one-point advantage into the break.

Kendall Bynum and Matthews accounted for the first six points of the second period, giving the Argos a seven-point seperation.  That seperation between the teams only grew larger in the second half, eventually ballooning to as many as 17 after a three-point field goal by Conor Flanagan.  Flanagan finished with seven points.  The Warhawks would cut the lead down to five at two seperate times late in the contest, but West Florida remained strong down the stretch as Matthews, Mckelphin and Bynum went on a combined 7-0 run to finish the game.

Bynum finished by tying a career-high eight points, playing a season-high 34 minutes in his first start of the season.  The freshman also had three assists.

James Graham led all Warhawks with 12 points off the bench, with Jeremiah Bozeman and Roderick Smith adding 10 points each for the hosts.

UWF had 20 points off 15 AUM turnovers and lost the rebounding battle, 36-35, a day after a 50-27 rebounding advantage was held by AUM. Flanagan and Matthews had seven and six boards apiece, to help the Argos in the rebounding battle.

"We had various guys make big shots", Burkhamer continued.  "It was a great bounce back win today."

UWF will look to carry the momentum from today's win as they travel to Montevallo on Tuesday night.  Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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