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Isaiah Range - UNA
63
Alabama St. ALST 1-8,0-0 SWAC
71
Winner North Ala. UNA 6-4,0-0 ASUN
Alabama St. ALST
1-8,0-0 SWAC
63
Final
71
North Ala. UNA
6-4,0-0 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alabama St. ALST 27 36 63
North Ala. UNA 36 35 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hornets Rally Come Up Short at UNA, 71-63

FLORENCE, Ala. | Isaiah Range scored 27 points as the University of North Alabama held off a furious rally for a 71-63 win over the Alabama State University men's basketball team on Wednesday at Flowers Hall.
 
THE BASICS
Score: | North Alabama 70 | Alabama State 63
Records: Hornets (1-8) | Lions (6-4)
Date: Monday, Dec. 7, 2022
Location: Flowers Hall | Florence, Ala.
Series: Series tied 4-4
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 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Range scored five of the Hornets' nine points during a 9-0 to help ASU take a 20-15 lead with 9:45 to go in the first half. 
  • The Hornets led 22-18 lead before the Lions ripped off a 15-0 run to take a 33-22 lead with under 2:13 remaining in the first half. 
  • Range hit a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to end an 18-2 UNA run as the Hornets trailed 37-26 at intermission. 
  • The first half saw six lead changes and three ties. 
  • Amarr Knox's 3-point play just over two minutes into the second half trimmed the UNA lead to 38-32. 
  • A Range three kept Alabama State in striking range down 42-37 with over 15:00 to go in the second half. 
  • Trailing 57-48, Range hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 57-54 with 8:20 left in the contest. 
  • A pair of Alex Anderson charity tosses as part of an 8-0 run to close the deficit to 57-56.
  • UNA went on a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 64-56 before Range hit a three followed by a free throw to get the Hornets within 66-60 with 2:01 left. 
  • Alabama State made two field goals over the final five minutes as UNA was 3-for-4 from the charity stripe to hold on 71-63.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Hornets committed a season-low three turnovers in the first half. 
  • Range's 27 points were one point shy of a career-high while connecting on a career-best six 3-pointers. 
  • TJ Madlock added 10 points and dished out a season-high five assists with a block. 
  • Anderson and Jordan O'Neal each had seven points, while O'Neal tallied two blocked shots. OK
  • Daniel Ortiz and Damian Forrest led the Lions scoring with 11 points. 
UP NEXT
Alabama State University travels to Georgia Tech on Dec. 17 at 1:00 p.m. in Atlanta, Ga.
 
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