PUERTO RICO CLASICO DII BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 68, Montevallo 65
Records: Montevallo (2-3) | U.P.R.-Bayamon (1-0)
Location:  University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Date:  November 17, 2018
Montevallo Starters: De'Marco Owens (F), Jeremiah Curtis (F), Cam Copeland (G), Kaleel Solomon (G), Jack Youmans (G)
U.P.R.-Bayamon Starters: Enrique Circuns, Luis Cuascut, Giovanni Pastrana, Evander Ortiz, Jesus Marquez
 
GAME NOTES

• U.P.R.-Bayamon overcame a double-digit deficit in the final 3:40 and ended the game on a 15-2 run to hand the Falcons their second consecutive loss, which dropped Montevallo to 0-5 all time in Puerto Rico and 0-2 against the host school.
• The Falcons shot 47.2 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from the beyond the arc.
• Montevallo missed its final four field-goal attempts in the contest while U.P.R.-Bayamon shot 2-of-3 from beyond the arc in the final four minutes and converted a key three-point play with 1:11 remaining in the game.
• Senior De'Marco Owens led the Falcons with 17 points and eight rebounds in the contest.
• Senior Jeremiah Curtis added 11 points, while junior Carl Johnson and sophomore Micah Fuller contributed 10 points each.

 
TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points:  De'Marco Owens (17)
Rebounds: De'Marco Owens (8)
Assists: Cam Copeland/De'Marco Owens (2)
 
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-BAYAMON
 
Points: Enrique Circuns (16)
Rebounds: Luis Cuascut (8)
Assists: Evander Ortiz (8)
 
RECAP
 
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell to host University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 68-65 in the final game of the Puerto Rico Clasico DII Basketball Tournament.
The hosts outscored the Falcons 15-2 in the final 3:40 to claim the come-from-behind victory.
Montevallo missed its final four field-goal attempts in the contest while U.P.R.-Bayamon shot 2-of-3 from beyond the arc in the final four minutes and converted a key three-point play with 1:11 remaining in the game.
Senior De'Marco Owens led the Falcons with 17 points and eight rebounds in the contest.
Senior Jeremiah Curtis added 11 points, while junior Carl Johnson and sophomore Micah Fuller contributed 10 points each.

Montevallo will take on Indiana University Southeast in the first game of the Kentucky Wesleyan College Tournament event Friday, Nov. 23. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.