SCORE

Montevallo 56

North Georgia 58

RECORD

Montevallo 12-7 overall (6-6 in the Peach Belt Conference)

North Georgia 10-9 overall (6-4 in the Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Trustmark Arena, Montevallo, Alabama

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montevallo had a slow start in the opening half of play, scoring only 19 points against the Nighthawks.  Montevallo trailed North Georgia at the half by a score of 34-19.

North Georgia's Ross Morkem led all players in the opening half of play with 14 points and went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field. 

For the Falcons, Javonte Douglas led the way and scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.  Douglas also grabbed five rebounds in the first half.

The Falcons made a crucial run in the second half that to cut the Nighthawks lead to two points with 6:52 remaining in the game. The 14-2 run was started with a Douglas 3-pointer.  Douglas proceeded to hit three more from behind the arc to pull the Falcons to within four points of the lead.  A layup from Kevin Kelly capped off the Falcons run as Montevallo trailed North Georgia 43-45

The game was tied after a hectic turn of events in the final minute. A one-point Montevallo lead disappeared thanks to a Nighthawks' free throw. The second free throw was made but was called off because of a North Georgia lane violation. The Falcons failed to inbound the ball successfully on two occasions, which gave the visitors the final possession with 7.5 seconds remaining. Freshman Ephraim Tshimanga hit a running jumper at the buzzer to give North Georgia their second consecutive win at Trustmark Arena.

STAT OF THE GAME

Javonte Douglas registered his ninth double-double of the season. Douglas scored 26 points and 11 rebounds, which were both game highs in the Falcon's loss.

NEXT GAME UP

The Falcons play their second home game in three days on Monday against Clayton State. Montevallo tips off against their Peach Belt Conference rivals at 7:30 p.m. Central/8:30 p.m. Eastern.