MILES COLLEGE GIVES UNA FIRST
LOSS (BOX
SCORE)
HUNTSVILLE
-- Miles College overcame a nine-point deficit in the second
half and handed North Alabama its first loss of the season with an
81-76 win over the Lions in the GSC/SIAC Crossover Classic at
Spragins Hall.
UNA, now 4-1 overall, led 38-35 at the half
and pushed the lead to nine at 60-51 with 8:47 left in the game on a
basket by A.J. Gordon. Miles got three three-point baskets from
Darrius King to help close the gap and the Bears were able to ice
the game at the free throw line in the closing minutes. UNA was just
13 of 24 from the free throw line.
Gordon led UNA with 21 points, while Luke
Copeland and Javier Palacios added 14 each. Miles, 2-1, was
led by Joseph King with 21 points. UNA plays LeMoyne-Owen on
Saturday at 5 p.m. in the second day of the Classic.
