GAME INFORMATION

Score: Montevallo 75, Shorter 61
Records: Montevallo (8-8 overall, 3-4 in GSC) | Shorter (2-14 overall, 2-6 in GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Alabama)
Date: January 9, 2018
Montevallo Starters: Deshawn Jones (G), Chris Williams (G), Jamar Gilbert (G), Julio Guity (F), Jeremiah Curtis (F)
Shorter Starters: TayVaughn Major (G), Josh Burnett (G), Amonte Potter (G), Drew Thomas (G), Joseph Bobbitt (F)

GAME NOTES

• The Falcons shot 50 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent from beyond the arc while also dominating on the boards with a 45-26 rebounding edge against the Hawks.
• Montevallo also made its first 12 free-throw attempts before finishing 20-of-28 from the charity stripe in the victory.
• Junior Chris Williams led the Falcons with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
• Senior Deshawn Jones contributed 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and made both of his attempts from 3-point range.
• Junior Jeremiah Curtis finished 5-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line as he added 13 points.
• Junior Jamar Gilbert capped a quartet of Falcons in double figures with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field.
• Senior Julio Guity led the Falcons in rebounding again with 11 boards.
• Shorter jumped out to an early 16-8 lead following a 3-pointer by Drew Thomas before the Falcons outscored the Hawks 25-11 in the remainder of the first half to take a 33-27 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• The Hawks trimmed the deficit to 35-30 early in the second half on a 3-pointer by Amonte Potter, but the Falcons went on a 10-4 run and pushed their lead to double digits following a 3-pointer by Williams with 16:22 remaining in the game.
• Montevallo led by as many as 19 points down the stretch following a layup by Jones with 8:46 left in the game, which gave the Falcons a 64-45 lead at the time.

TEAM LEADERS

Montevallo

Points: Chris Williams (17)
Rebounds: Julio Guity (11)
Assists: Chris Williams/Jamar Gilbert (3)

Shorter

Points: TayVaughn Major/Josh Burnett (16)
Rebounds: Joseph Bobbitt (8)
Assists: Josh Burnett/Drew Thomas (3)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Lead: Montevallo by 19 (2nd-08:46) | Shorter by 8 (1st-14:37)

UP NEXT

Montevallo will travel to Cleveland, Mississippi to take on Delta State University in a Gulf South Conference contest Saturday, Jan. 13. Tip off is set for 4 p.m.

RECAP

MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The University of Montevallo men's basketball team picked up its third Gulf South Conference win of the season with a 75-61 win over visiting Shorter University in conference play Jan. 9 at Trustmark Arena.

The Falcons shot 50 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent from beyond the arc while also dominating on the boards with a 45-26 rebounding edge against the Hawks as they improved to 8-8 on the season and 3-4 in conference play.

Montevallo also made its first 12 free-throw attempts before finishing 20-of-28 from the charity stripe in the victory.

Junior Chris Williams led the Falcons with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Senior Deshawn Jones contributed 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and made both of his attempts from 3-point range.

Junior Jeremiah Curtis finished 5-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line as he added 13 points.

Junior Jamar Gilbert capped a quartet of Falcons in double figures with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field.

Senior Julio Guity led the Falcons in rebounding again with 11 boards.

Shorter (2-14 overall, 2-6 in Gulf South Conference) jumped out to an early 16-8 lead following a 3-pointer by Drew Thomas before the Falcons outscored the Hawks 25-11 in the remainder of the first half to take a 33-27 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Hawks trimmed the deficit to 35-30 early in the second half on a 3-pointer by Amonte Potter, but the Falcons went on a 10-4 run and pushed their lead to double digits following a 3-pointer by Williams with 16:22 remaining in the game.

Montevallo led by as many as 19 points down the stretch following a layup by Jones with 8:46 left in the game, which gave the Falcons a 64-45 lead at the time.