GAME INFORMATION
Score: West Alabama 83, Montevallo 70
Records: Montevallo (6-8 overall, 1-4 in GSC) | West Alabama (10-4 overall, 4-2 in GSC)
Location: Pruitt Hall (Livingston, Alabama)
Date: January 4, 2018
Montevallo Starters: Deshawn Jones (G), Chris Williams (G), Jamaar Taylor (G), Julio Guity (F), Jeremiah Curtis (F)
West Alabama Starters: Domonique Alexander (F), Sean Cranney (G), Gavin Robinson (F), Josh Fleming (G), Charles Eaton (G)
GAME NOTES
- West Alabama shot 54 percent from the floor and outscored the Falcons 18-10 off turnovers in the contest.
- Senior Jamaar Taylor, the second leading scorer in the Gulf South Conference, led the Falcons with 29 points on 10-of-23 shooting from the floor.
- Junior Jeremiah Curtis finished with a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor as he posted the first double-double of his collegiate career.
- Junior Chris Williams managed to contribute 11 points on 3-of-7 shooting despite being plagued with foul trouble and fouling out with 2:42 remaining in the game.
- Charles Eaton, the leading scorer in the Gulf South Conference, led West Alabama with 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor.
- West Alabama led 38-31 at halftime after ending the half with a 11-4 run.
- The Falcons led by as many as three points in the opening half following a dunk by Taylor, which gave Montevallo a 25-22 advantage with 6:09 remaining in the half.
- The Tigers extended their lead to 48-36 in the first four minutes of the second half after opening the half with a 10-5 run.
- Montevallo managed to trim the deficit to 54-47 following a pair of free throws by Taylor with 12:09 remaining in the game, but the Tigers quickly pushed the lead back to double digits and kept it the Falcons in check the rest of the way.
TEAM LEADERS
Montevallo
Points: Jeremiah Curtis (21)
Rebounds: Jeremiah Curtis (11)
Assists: Jamaar Taylor (3)
West Alabama
Points: Charles Eaton (34)
Rebounds: Gavin Robinson (13)
Assists: Charles Eaton (4)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 7
Lead Changes: 10
Largest Lead: Montevallo by 3 (1st-06:09) | West Alabama by 16 (2nd-03:48)
UP NEXT
Montevallo will host Lee University in a Gulf South Conference contest Saturday, January 6 at Trustmark Arena. Tip off is set for 4 p.m.
RECAP
LIVINGSTON, Ala. - Â The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell on the road at the University of West Alabama 83-70 in a Gulf South Conference contest Jan. 4 at Pruitt Hall.
West Alabama (10-4 overall, 4-2 in Gulf South Conference) shot 54 percent from the floor and outscored the Falcons 18-10 off turnovers in the contest.
Senior Jamaar Taylor, the second leading scorer in the Gulf South Conference, led the Falcons (6-8 overall, 1-4 in Gulf South Conference) with 29 points on 10-of-23 shooting from the floor.
Junior Jeremiah Curtis finished with a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor as he posted the first double-double of his collegiate career.
Junior Chris Williams managed to contribute 11 points on 3-of-7 shooting despite being plagued with foul trouble and fouling out with 2:42 remaining in the game.
Charles Eaton, the leading scorer in the Gulf South Conference, led West Alabama with 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor.
West Alabama led 38-31 at halftime after ending the half with a 11-4 run.
The Falcons led by as many as three points in the opening half following a dunk by Taylor, which gave Montevallo a 25-22 advantage with 6:09 remaining in the half.
The Tigers extended their lead to 48-36 in the first four minutes of the second half after opening the half with a 10-5 run.
Montevallo managed to trim the deficit to 54-47 following a pair of free throws by Taylor with 12:09 remaining in the game, but the Tigers quickly pushed the lead back to double digits and kept it the Falcons in check the rest of the way.
