WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – With little rest after yesterday's season opening loss, the UWG men's basketball team came back with an emphatic 83-63 win over Palm Beach Atlantic on the final day of the GSC/SSC Challenge.
 
West Georgia (1-1) was fueled on Saturday by a career-high 30 points from Seth Brown-Carter. The McDonough native was 11-of-19 from the field and hit four three pointers. Brown-Carter also had a game-high 10 rebounds to record his first double-double since February 15, 2020.
 
The Wolves came out firing in the first half, jumping out to a 16-6 lead, fueled by a trio of three-pointers in game's opening minutes. A Brown-Carter layup with 2:37 left in the opening half gave the Wolves their largest lead of the first half at 19 points.
 
Michael Zabetakis put an exclamation point on the opening half, going coast-to-coast and slamming home a dunk with two second remaining to send the game to halftime with UWG up, 48-32.
 
UWG shot 52.9 percent from the field in the first half, including a 9-for-18 mark from beyond the arc.
 
They didn't cool if in the second half either, as the Wolves got the lead up over 20 points on a JJ Barnes triple at the 16:49 mark of the second half. Barnes' bucket was part of a 10-0 run that gave the Wolves their largest lead of the evening at 60-35.
 
Palm Beach Atlantic (0-2) was able to cut the UWG lead back to 15, but never got close than that as UWG cruised to their first win of the new season.
 
Four Wolves were in double-figures led by the 30 from Brown-Carter. Zabetakis chipped in with 17 while Barnes added 15. Kadeim Jones also found double-figures with 10 points.
 
Barnes managed the offense well at the point, dishing out eight assists and only committed one turnover.
 
West Georgia's next action is set for November 20 as the Wolves take on Montevallo in non-conference action in Huntsville, Alabama. That game is slated for a 3 p.m. tip-off.