GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS

GAME INFORMATION

Score: West Florida 83, Montevallo 74
Records: Montevallo (15-15) | No. 12 West Florida (26-3)
Location: UWF Field House (Pensacola, Florida)
Date: February 27, 2018
Montevallo Starters: Jamar Gilbert (G), Deshawn Jones (G), Chris Williams (G), Julio Guity (F), Jeremiah Curtis (F)
West Florida Starters: Henri Ventoniemi (F), Marvin Jones (G), Moter Deng (G), Rashaan Benson (G), D.J. Thorpe (G)

GAME NOTES

• The nationally-ranked Argonauts shot 57 percent (16-of-28) from beyond the arc, staying hot throughout in the quarterfinal round victory.
• No. 7 seed Montevallo outrebounded No. 2 seed West Florida and outscored the Argonauts in the paint while shooting 15-of-17 from the charity stripe, but the edge inside and at the free-throw line wasn't enough.
• Junior Chris Williams scored a team-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and a 7-of-7 performance at the charity stripe.
• Senior Deshawn Jones contributed 13 points.
• Senior Tyler Brough added 11 points.
• Senior Julio Guity finished with a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Senior Deshawn Jones drained a 3-pointer with 3:30 left to give the Falcons a 27-25 advantage, which helped Montevallo overcome a nine-point deficit and gave them the lead for the first time since the early stages in the game.
• Senior Tyler Brough knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner at the end of the first half to give Montevallo a 35-34 lead at the break.
• The Falcons made 8-of-8 attempts at the charity stripe in the opening half, while the Argonauts shot just 1-of-6 from the free-throw line.
•  Senior Julio Guity grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in for the Falcons' first basket in the second half, stretching the Montevallo lead to 37-34.
• West Florida responded with a 15-3 run and took a 49-40 lead early in the second half.
• Montevallo managed to trim the deficit to 63-57 following a basket by senior Jamar Gilbert with 7:17 remaining, but the Argos responded with a 7-2 run to put the game away.

TEAM LEADERS

Montevallo

Points: Chris Williams (23)
Rebounds: Julio Guity (10)
Assists: Deshawn Jones (4)

West Florida

Points: Marvin Jones (24)
Rebounds: Darryl Tucker (7)
Assists: Rashaan Benson (12)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties: 4
Lead Changes: 10
Largest Lead: Montevallo by 5 (2nd-18:33) | West Florida by 11 (2nd-1:02)

RECAP

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell on the road at nationally-ranked University of West Florida 83-74 in the quarterfinal round of the Gulf South Conference tournament Feb. 27.

The nationally-ranked Argonauts shot 55 percent (15-of-27) from beyond the arc, staying hot throughout in the quarterfinal round victory.

No. 7 seed Montevallo outrebounded No. 2 seed West Florida and outscored the Argonauts in the paint while shooting 14-of-15 from the charity stripe, but the edge inside and at the free-throw line wasn't enough.

Junior Chris Williams scored a team-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and a 7-of-7 performance at the charity stripe.

Senior Deshawn Jones contributed 13 points.

Senior Tyler Brough added 11 points.

Senior Julio Guity finished with a team-high 10 rebounds.

Senior Deshawn Jones drained a 3-pointer with 3:30 left to give the Falcons a 27-25 advantage, which helped Montevallo overcome a nine-point deficit and gave them the lead for the first time since the early stages in the game.

Senior Tyler Brough knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner at the end of the first half to give Montevallo a 35-34 lead at the break.

The Falcons made 8-of-8 attempts at the charity stripe in the opening half, while the Argonauts shot just 1-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Senior Julio Guity grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in for the Falcons' first basket in the second half, stretching the Montevallo lead to 37-34.

West Florida responded with a 15-3 run and took a 49-40 lead early in the second half.

Montevallo managed to trim the deficit to 63-57 following a basket by senior Jamar Gilbert with 7:17 remaining, but the Argos responded with a 7-2 run to put the game away.