GAME INFORMATION

Score: Valdosta State 68, Montevallo 67 (OT)
Records: Montevallo (14-13 overall, 9-9 in GSC)| Valdosta State (23-3 overall, 16-2 in GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Alabama)
Date: February 14, 2018
Montevallo Starters: Chris Williams (G), Deshawn Jones (G), Jeremiah Curtis (F), Jamar Gilbert (G), Julio Guity (F)
Valdosta State Starters: Jimmy Kodet (F), Beau Justice (G), Clay Guillozet (G), Winston Morgan (G), K.J. James (F)

GAME NOTES

• Clay Guillozet knocked down the go-ahead free throw with 1:03 remaining and neither team scored in the final minute after senior Deshawn Jones stepped out of bounds on the baseline with two seconds remaining in overtime.
• The Falcons outscored the Blazers 48-20 in the paint and shot 44.6 percent compared to the 37.1 percent shooting from the field.
• Junior Chris Williams scored a team-high 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor and a 5-of-6 performance at the charity stripe.
• Senior Deshawn Jones added 12 points to go along with eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists.
• Junior Jeremiah Curtis contributed 11 points and four rebounds.
• Senior Julio Guity finished with 10 points and a game-high 16 rebounds after finishing 5-of-8 from the floor.
• The Falcons jumped out to a 27-20 lead following a fastbreak layup by Williams with 2:40 remaining in the opening half.
• Valdosta State managed to trim the deficit to 29-26 following a layup by Greg Zuppas at the buzzer to end the first half.
• Guity scored a basket with 18:01 remaining in the game to give Montevallo a 35-29 advantage before the two teams traded the lead over the next 13 minutes.
• Beau Justice gave the Blazers a 52-50 lead with 5:18 remaining and Valdosta State never surrendered it down the stretch, but Jones made a layup with 23 seconds left in regulation and Justice missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds to send the game into overtime.
• Curtis gave the Falcons a 63-61 lead with a layup in the first minute of overtime, however, a 3-pointer by Jimmy Kodet gave the Blazers a 66-63 lead with 2:51 remaining and Valdosta State held on down the stretch to secure the victory.

TEAM LEADERS

Montevallo

Points: Chris Williams (18)
Rebounds: Julio Guity (16)
Assists: Deshawn Jones (7)

Valdosta State

Points: Jimmy Kodet (20)
Rebounds: K.J. James (7)
Assists: Clay Guillozet/Winston Morgan (4)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties: 9
Lead Changes: 6
Largest Lead: Montevallo by 5 (2nd-3:49) | Valdosta State by 7 (1st-2:40)

UP NEXT

Montevallo will travel to Rome, Georgia to take on Shorter University in a Gulf South Conference contest Saturday, Feb. 17. Tip off is set for 3 p.m.

RECAP

MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell to nationally-ranked Valdosta State University 68-67 in overtime Feb. 14 in the final regular season contest at Trustmark Arena.

Clay Guillozet knocked down the go-ahead free throw for the Blazers with 1:03 remaining and neither team scored in the final minute after senior Deshawn Jones stepped out of bounds on the baseline with two seconds remaining in overtime.

The Falcons (14-13 overall, 9-9 in Gulf South Conference) outscored the Blazers 48-20 in the paint and shot 44.6 percent compared to the 37.1 percent shooting from the field.

Junior Chris Williams scored a team-high 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor and a 5-of-6 performance at the charity stripe.

Senior Deshawn Jones added 12 points to go along with eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists.

Junior Jeremiah Curtis contributed 11 points and four rebounds.

Senior Julio Guity finished with 10 points and a game-high 16 rebounds after finishing 5-of-8 from the floor.

The Falcons jumped out to a 27-20 lead following a fastbreak layup by Williams with 2:40 remaining in the opening half.

Valdosta State (24-2 overall, 17-1 in Gulf South Conference) managed to trim the deficit to 29-26 following a layup by Greg Zuppas at the buzzer to end the first half.

Guity scored a basket with 18:01 remaining in the game to give Montevallo a 35-29 advantage before the two teams traded the lead over the next 13 minutes.

Beau Justice gave the Blazers a 52-50 lead with 5:18 remaining and Valdosta State never surrendered it down the stretch, but Jones made a layup with 23 seconds left in regulation and Justice missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds to send the game into overtime.

Curtis gave the Falcons a 63-61 lead with a layup in the first minute of overtime, however, a 3-pointer by Jimmy Kodet gave the Blazers a 66-63 lead with 2:51 remaining and Valdosta State held on down the stretch to secure the victory.