SCORE

Montevallo 78, Augusta 72

RECORDS

Montevallo (6-3 overall, 2-0 in Peach Belt Conference)

Augusta (3-5 overall, 0-2 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Trustmark Arena (Birmingham, Ala.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Terrell Lipkins finished 6-of-6 at the charity stripe in the final minute of the contest to lift the Falcons to a 78-72 win over Augusta in Peach Belt Conference play.

Augusta had the upper hand early in the game, with a 3-pointer by Aaron Byrd giving the Jaguars a 19-15 advantage midway through the opening half. The Jaguars extended their lead to 26-20 following a jumper by Keith Crump with 8:54 left in the half.

Montevallo closed the first half with a 15-6 run to carry a 35-32 lead into the locker room at halftime. A layup by junior Kevin Kelly with 35 seconds remaining capped the run to end the half

The Falcons opened the second half with a 7-2 run and a three-point play by senior Malik Fields gave Montevallo a 42-34 lead with 18:31 remaining in the contest, marking its largest lead in the game.

The Jaguars responded with a 6-0 run, capped with a layup by Tommy Williams, to trim the Falcons' lead to 42-40. The Falcons held onto a small lead for the next 12 minutes before Crump made two free throws with 5:08 remaining to tie the game at 63-63.

Deane Williams made a layup to give Augusta a 65-63 lead, its first lead in the second half, with 4:29 left in the game.

Sophomore Vaughn Autry drained a 3-pointer with 2:41 remaining to put Montevallo on top 68-66 and give the Falcons the lead for good. A jumper by Crump trimmed the Falcons' lead to 72-70 with 34 seconds remaining before Lipkins sealed the win with six free throws down the stretch.

STAT OF THE GAME

Two days after shooting a season-best 70 percent from the charity stripe against Francis Marion, the Falcons stayed hot at the free-throw line against the Jaguars. Montevallo shot a season-high 83.3 percent (10-of-12) from the charity stripe against Augusta.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

The Falcons won their fifth consecutive game with the victory against Augusta, marking the seventh consecutive season Montevallo has put together a winning streak of five games or more during the year.

Senior Terrell Lipkins scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc, and a 7-of-8 performance at the free-throw line.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will return to action Saturday, Jan. 2 with a Peach Belt Conference contest against Georgia Southwestern State University. Tip off is set for 3:30 p.m.