Box Score GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: West Alabama 70, Montevallo 65 (OT)
Records: Montevallo (9-12 overall, 5-6 in GSC) | West Alabama (14-5 overall, 9-3 in GSC)
Location: Pruitt Hall (Livingston, Alabama)
Date:  January 26, 2019
Montevallo Starters: Cam Copeland (G), Jeremiah Curtis (F), Jack Youmans (G), Wade Lowman (F), Tyler Updike (G)
West Alabama Starters: LaJuan Hardy (G), Josh Fleming (G), DeAndre Harper (F), Tavares Tolliver (G), Ricky Dunnaway (F)

GAME NOTES

• Montevallo finished the game with a 7-2 run to force overtime, but West Alabama went on a 8-1 run to end the extra period and held the Falcons without a field goal in the final 3:29 to hold on for the win.
• The Tigers took advantage of 16 turnovers by Montevallo and outscored the Falcons 23-7 in points off turnovers.
• The Falcons dominated on the boards 40-32, including a 14-9 advantage on the offensive glass, which helped Montevallo outscore West Alabama 14-3 in second-chance points.
• The Montevallo bench outscored its counterparts from West Alabama 26-11 in the contest.
• The Falcons shot 75 percent (18-of-24) at the charity stripe, but finished the game shooting just 23 percent (3-of-13) from beyond the arc as West Alabama shot 45 percent (25-of-45) from the field and 29 percent (6-of-21) from 3-point range.
• LaJuan Hardy drained a 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining in the opening half to give West Alabama a double-digit lead at 21-11.
• The Tigers momentarily extended their lead to 11 points before the Falcons closed the half with a 7-2 run, capped with a jumper by senior Jeremiah Curtis with 1:28 left in the half, to trim the West Alabama lead to 28-22 at the break.
• Montevallo opened the second half with a 9-2 run and took its first lead of the half, 31-30, following a pair of free throws by sophomore Micah Fuller with 15:04 remaining in the game.
• West Alabama reclaimed the lead and held a 57-52 edge with 3:17 left in the contest before the Falcons went on a 7-0 run to take a 59-57 lead with 12 seconds remaining when junior Cam Copeland made 1-of-2 free throws.
• The Tigers' Ricky Dunnaway made a layup with 3.6 seconds remaining and Copeland missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
• Fuller drained a 3-pointer to give the Falcons a 64-62 lead early in overtime, but Montevallo couldn't make a shot down the stretch as the Tigers took the lead for good on a layup by Josh Fleming with 1:33 left and ended the game with a 8-1 run.
• Senior De'Marco Owens led the Falcons with 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor.
• Senior Jeremiah Curtis added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds off the bench, while junior Cam Copeland contributed 12 points and a team-best three assists.

TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points: De'Marco Owens (15)
Rebounds: Jeremiah Curtis (9)
Assists: Cam Copeland (3)

WEST ALABAMA

Points: Josh Fleming (23)
Rebounds: Ricky Dunnaway (14)
Assists: LaJuan Hardy (7)
 
RECAP
 
LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of Montevallo men's basketball team pushed its Gulf South Conference game against in-state rival University of West Alabama into overtime on the road before falling 70-65 in conference play Jan. 26.

Montevallo finished the game with a 7-2 run to force overtime, but West Alabama went on a 8-1 run to end the extra period and held the Falcons without a field goal in the final 3:29 to hold on for the win.

The Tigers took advantage of 16 turnovers by Montevallo (9-12 overall, 5-6 in Gulf South Conference) and outscored the Falcons 23-7 in points off turnovers.

The Falcons dominated on the boards 40-32, including a 14-9 advantage on the offensive glass, which helped Montevallo outscore West Alabama 14-3 in second-chance points.

The Montevallo bench outscored its counterparts from West Alabama 26-11 in the contest.

The Falcons shot 75 percent (18-of-24) at the charity stripe, but finished the game shooting just 23 percent (3-of-13) from beyond the arc as West Alabama shot 45 percent (25-of-45) from the field and 29 percent (6-of-21) from 3-point range.

LaJuan Hardy drained a 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining in the opening half to give West Alabama a double-digit lead at 21-11.

The Tigers momentarily extended their lead to 11 points before the Falcons closed the half with a 7-2 run, capped with a jumper by senior Jeremiah Curtis with 1:28 left in the half, to trim the West Alabama lead to 28-22 at the break.

Montevallo opened the second half with a 9-2 run and took its first lead of the half, 31-30, following a pair of free throws by sophomore Micah Fuller with 15:04 remaining in the game.

West Alabama reclaimed the lead and held a 57-52 edge with 3:17 left in the contest before the Falcons went on a 7-0 run to take a 59-57 lead with 12 seconds remaining when junior Cam Copeland made 1-of-2 free throws.

The Tigers' Ricky Dunnaway made a layup with 3.6 seconds remaining and Copeland missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

Fuller drained a 3-pointer to give the Falcons a 64-62 lead early in overtime, but Montevallo couldn't make a shot down the stretch as the Tigers took the lead for good on a layup by Josh Fleming with 1:33 left and ended the game with a 8-1 run.

Senior De'Marco Owens led the Falcons with 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor.

Senior Jeremiah Curtis added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds off the bench, while junior Cam Copeland contributed 12 points and a team-best three assists.

Montevallo will return to action Thursday, Jan. 31 with a Gulf South Conference contest on the road at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. Tip off is set for 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central.