Box Score NICEVILLE, Fla.—No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville claimed its first-ever Gulf South Conference championship Sunday afternoon with a 58-43 win over the No. 8 Christian Brothers University Bucs.

The Bucs (23-6) started strong, taking a 7-2 lead over the first five minutes, but the Chargers (26-3) answered with a 12-0 run to take the lead back as GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Josh Maggette scored seven of his game-high 23 points during the stretch.

The Bucs answered with seven straight of their own, with Zack Warner (St. Louis, Mo./Clayton HS) knocking down a three-pointer and a long two-pointer, followed by a tip-in from Trey Casey (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle HS) that tied the game at 14 with 7:40 remaining in the half.  Casey sank a triple to give the Bucs a 17-16 lead with 6:14 remaining, but the Chargers went on a 12-2 run over the final 4:54 of the half to take the lead for good.

After the Chargers' lead grew to as many as 16 points midway through the second half, the Bucs seized a little momentum when Warner drew a foul and made two free throws, and Harry Green (Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS) followed with a three-pointer to cut the UAH lead to 46-35 with 5:51 remaining in the game.  The Bucs played a near-perfect defensive possession, but Maggette buried a 26-footer from the right wing as the shot clock expired.  Srdjan Boskovic followed with a jumper the next possession to restore the 16-point margin, and the Bucs never came closer than 13 points again.

Warner led the Bucs with 17 points, and Scott Dennis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS) scored 10 with seven rebounds.

Maggette added game-highs of seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals to his 23 points.  He was 9-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and he made both of his free throws.  Boskovic scored 13.

The Chargers shot 50 percent (23-of-46) for the game, including 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from three-point range.  The Bucs were 40 percent (16-of-40) overall and 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from three-point range.  The Chargers out-rebounded the Bucs 25-22, including an 8-7 edge in offensive rebounds, and they forced 15 CBU turnovers while committing 11.

Jaime Smith joined Maggette on the All-Tournament team, as well as Dennis and Warner from CBU.  Jamar Moore from West Florida and Da'Ron Sims from West Georgia completed the All-Tournament team.

With the win, the Chargers clinch an automatic berth and likely the top seed in the NCAA Division II South Regional, which will be March 10-13.  The Bucs will find out their seed and opponent for the regional when the bracket is announced tonight at 9:30 at NCAA.com.