Behind the strength of an impressive 28-point performance from Zane Campbell, the No. 17 UAH men's basketball team rolled to its third straight win on Saturday night, defeating West Florida by an 89-73 score at Spragins Hall. With the victory, the Chargers move to 12-3 (3-1 Gulf South Conference), while UWF falls to 11-6 (2-2 GSC).
Campbell used a 12-for-15 performance from the field – including hitting three of five attempts from beyond the arc – to move past 1,000 points for his career to give the Blue and White three players with at least 1,000 career points. Jaime Smith reached the plateau earlier this season, and Josh Magette accomplished the feat a year ago.
Following a 2-2 tie a minute into the contest, the Chargers would lead the rest of the way as they built up as much as a 12-point advantage in the second half thanks to blistering starts from Campbell and Jaime Smith.
The 6-8 junior from West Limestone, Ala., scored 19 of his 28 in the first stanza as he only missed one of his nine attempts from the field in the period, and Smith collected 14 of the 19 he scored on the night in the period as he nailed a pair of 3-pointers and went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
Though the hosts did lead through the night, there was a period of time in the middle of the second half in which West Florida pulled close, using an 11-3 run to cut the gap to two at 62-60 with 12:50 left in the contest.
