FLORENCE
- Jared Strode had 25 of his game-high
31 points in the first half as the
University of North Alabama men’s
basketball team cruised to a 90-64
victory over Ouachita Baptist Saturday
evening at Flowers Hall. The second
straight win gives UNA a 2-1 record on
the season while the Tigers fall to 0-2.
Strode, a senior from Winchester, Kent.,
hit three straight three-point shots in
a span of 1:02 in the opening stanza to
begin the rout. He helped the Lions
close the half on a 25-11 run as the
Lions took a 47-20 lead to the locker
room.
In the second half, UNA led by as many
as 33 points as three other players
reached double digits in scoring. Jacobe
Shannon added 15 points for the Lions
while Rory Miller and Eric Wormely
tossed in 10 points each.
North Alabama was 16-for-30 in each half
to finish at 53.3 percent from the
floor. The Lions were also 10-for-22
from three-point range, including four
each from Strode and Shannon.
UNA will be off a week before traveling
to Christian Brothers next Saturday for
a 6 p.m. tip-off. The Bucs defeated the
Lions 78-65 at Flowers Hall on Nov. 15
to open the season.
