RECORDS

Montevallo (11-3 overall, 5-2 in Peach Belt Conference)

Flagler (6-7 overall, 1-6 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Flagler Gymnasium (St. Augustine, Florida)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montevallo senior Tazz Marbury and sophomore Tighe Oberg set new career highs in scoring to lead the Falcons to a 76-62 win on the road at Flagler in conference play.

The Falcons raced out to a 18-7 lead in the first seven minutes of play following a 3-pointer by Marbury with 13:11 left in the first half.

A layup by Talan Whitaker with 5:56 remaining in the opening half gave Montevallo a 30-16 advantage, which gave the Falcons their largest lead in the first half.

A jumper by Ben Bobbitt with 39 seconds remaining in the first half trimmed the Montevallo lead to 38-26 heading into the locker room at halftime.

Montevallo extended its lead back to 14 points following a free throw by Whitaker with 17:45 remaining in the game, which gave the Falcons a 45-31 lead.

A jumper by Vaughn McCall helped the Saints trim the deficit to 51-47 with 13:17 left in the game before the Falcons responded with a 12-6 run over the next seven minutes. A three-point play by sophomore Tony Bagtas with 7:42 remaining in the contest pushed the Falcons' lead back to double digits at 63-53.

Montevallo managed to keep the lead in double digits for the final seven minutes in the game, with Oberg contributing six of his career-high eight points down the stretch.

STAT OF THE GAME

Senior Tazz Marbury scored a career-high 19 points on a nearly flawless effort with 8-of-9 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. He finished one rebound shy of his first career double-double with a career-best nine boards.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will continue their road trip Monday, Jan. 16 with a Peach Belt Conference contest in Aiken, South Carolina against USC Aiken. Tip off is set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern/2:30 p.m. Central.