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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Valdosta State men's basketball team saw their eight game winning streak come to an end after a tough 94-91 loss to the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers in the Gulf South Conference Championship game on Sunday afternoon at Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Ala.
 
Valdosta State opened up the game with a Justin Simon jumper and proceeded to outscore the Chargers 27-15 during the first ten minutes of the contest. Alabama-Huntsville bounced back, however, and a 31-15 run for the Chargers throughout the final 10 minutes of the first half put UAH up 46-42 at the break.
 
In the second half, an effective long range shooting effort proved to be the difference, as Alabama-Huntsville connected on nearly half of their three-point attempts for a 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) shooting effort from beyond the arc. The timely long range shots down the stretch, along with an 83.3 percent effort from the free throw line, held off a gutsy Valdosta State team, who closed a nine-point deficit to just three points before the final buzzer sounded.
 
Five different Blazers reached double-digits in the scoring column on the day, with Josh Lemons leading the fray after scoring 17 points. The combined effort fell just shy of overcoming a game-high 35 points scored by tournament MVP Seab Webster.
 
The Blazers fell to 26-5 overall after the loss, while the Chargers improved to 25-7 on the season. The Blazers, who entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked team in the South Region, will await Sunday night's 10:30 p.m. NCAA Selection Show to learn when and where they will play next.
 
To watch tonight's announcement of the final region rankings and the host location for the NCAA South Regional, be sure to visit the link located at the top of the page.