GAME INFORMATION

Event: Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic

Score: Augustana 88, Montevallo 69

Records: Montevallo (0-2) | Augustana (2-0)

Location: Ford Center (Evansville, Indiana)

Montevallo Starters: Deshawn Jones (G), Chris Williams (G), Tyler Brough (G), Julio Guity (F), A.J. Luke (F)

Augustana Starters: Jordan Spencer (G), John Warren (G), Steven Schaefer (G), Adam Dykman (F), Marcus Asmus (F)

GAME NOTES

•        Augustana shot 53 percent from 3-point range in the win after John Warren finished a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-5 from beyond the arc on his way to a game-high 21 points, while the Falcons shot just 43 percent from the floor and 26 percent from beyond the arc.
•        Junior Jeremiah Curtis led Montevallo with 18 points and six rebounds off the bench against the Vikings while shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe.
•        Junior Jamar Gilbert added 12 points, senior Deshawn Jones finished with 11 points and senior Julio Guity contributed 10 points in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

•        Senior Julio Guity scored the opening basket of the game before Augustana went on a 17-9 run to take a six-point lead on a layup by Steven Schaefer with 14:50 remaining in the half.
•        Montevallo briefly took a 20-19 lead following a three-point play by Jeremiah Curtis with 11:21 left in the half before Augustana closed the period with a 25-16 run to carry a 45-35 lead into the locker room at halftime.
•        The Vikings shot 64 percent from beyond the arc in the opening half and took its first double-digit lead in the game on a 3-pointer by John Warren with 4:29 left in the half.
•        The Falcons managed to trim the Vikings' lead to 50-43 following a jumper by senior Deshawn Jones with 17:42 remaining before Augustana went on a 10-0 run to erase the Falcons' momentum and maintained a double-digit lead down the stretch.

TEAM LEADERS

Montevallo

Points: Jeremiah Curtis (18)

Rebounds:  Jeremiah Curtis (6)

Assists: Deshawn Jones (2)

Augustana

Points: John Warren (21)

Rebounds: Adam Dykman (7)

Assists: Jordan Spencer (15)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties: 4

Lead Changes: 11

Largest Lead: Montevallo by 3 (1st-10:37) | Augustana by 21 (2nd-3:51)

UP NEXT

Montevallo will travel to Orangeburg, South Carolina to face Benedict College in the opening game of the Gulf South Conference-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Challenge in a neutral site contest Friday, Nov. 10.

RECAP

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell to Augustana University 88-69 in the final game of the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic on Nov. 4 at the Ford Center.

Augustana shot 53 percent from 3-point range in the win after John Warren finished a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-5 from beyond the arc on his way to a game-high 21 points, while the Falcons shot just 43 percent from the floor and 26 percent from beyond the arc.

Junior Jeremiah Curtis led Montevallo with 18 points and six rebounds off the bench against the Vikings while shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe.

Junior Jamar Gilbert added 12 points, senior Deshawn Jones finished with 11 points and senior Julio Guity contributed 10 points in the contest.

Senior Julio Guity scored the opening basket of the game before Augustana went on a 17-9 run to take a six-point lead on a layup by Steven Schaefer with 14:50 remaining in the half.

Montevallo briefly took a 20-19 lead following a three-point play by Jeremiah Curtis with 11:21 left in the half before Augustana closed the period with a 25-16 run to carry a 45-35 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Vikings shot 64 percent from beyond the arc in the opening half and took its first double-digit lead in the game on a 3-pointer by John Warren with 4:29 left in the half.

The Falcons managed to trim the Vikings' lead to 50-43 following a jumper by senior Deshawn Jones with 17:42 remaining before Augustana went on a 10-0 run to erase the Falcons' momentum and maintained a double-digit lead down the stretch.