Livingston, Ala. – The Palm Beach Atlantic men's basketball traveled to Alabama for a non-conference matchup against the Gulf South Conference's West Alabama.

The Sailfish did not play their best game against the Tigers that won the battle of the boards 39-25, including 15 offensive rebounds for West Alabama (9-2, 2-1 GSC). UWA totaled 20 second-chance points compared to two for PBA (4-6, 2-2 SSC). The Sailfish struggled with their shot, shooting 36 percent for the game. West Alabama did a good job taking care of the ball, recording just five turnovers. PBA fell to the Tigers in the first game of its road trip, 82-44.

Nate Ward led PBA scoring nine points, shooting 4-for-5 from the field with three rebounds and a steal.  Will Lee and Jules Jasmin finished right behind him with seven points each. Jasmin added six rebounds and a block to his stat line. Jalen Cooper added four points with three blocks while Jakob Hester totaled six points, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.

The Sailfish held the lead through the first five minutes of play. A 3-pointer by Jasmin made it 9-6 early in the contest, but that was the last lead PBA held in the game. The 'Fish did keep the deficit from getting out of hand for the majority of the first half. A 3-pointer from Ward and a layup by Cooper made it 23-18 UWA with just under eight minutes to go in the period. That is when the Tigers started to make their run in front of the home crowd. Coming out of a timeout, the hosts went on a 22-3 run to end the half. UWA went into halftime leading 45-21 at the break.

The Tigers kept the momentum on their side for the rest of the game. PBA did do a good job running the Tigers off the 3-point line as UWA shot 20 percent from beyond the arc. 

The Sailfish look to regroup when they play Christian Brothers on Thursday. The game in Memphis takes place at 7 p.m. eastern time.