GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 77, Tuskegee 73
Records: Montevallo (3-2) | Tuskegee (1-2)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)
Date: November 19, 2019

MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The University of Montevallo men's basketball team earned a 77-73 victory over region-rival Tuskegee University on Tuesday evening at Trustmark Arena, with Cedric Jackson and Jonas Parker providing late 3-pointers to help secure the victory for the Falcons over the Golden Tigers.

Parker notched his second double-double of the season, tallying 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds with Wade Lowman leading all Falcons with 18 points, connecting on 6-of-8 field goal attempts and 6-of-9 free throw attempts. Lowman is now shooting 68.3% for the season. 

Tuskegee's Myles Thomas tallied a game-high 20 points in the contest, having connected on four treys on 8-of-19 shooting from the floor. 

The two teams battled to a 15-15 tie over the first 10 minutes of the game, with Romario Spence providing a pair of free throws to give the Falcons a 16-15 lead with 9:26 to go in the first. Montevallo pushed its lead to 22-17 on a Spence dunk with 7:41 to play before the Golden Tigers went on a 5-0 run over the next two minutes to tie the game at 22 points apiece.

Montevallo outscored Tuskegee 11-10 over the final five minutes of the half to take a 33-32 lead into the half.

The Golden Tigers started the second half on a 10-1 run, going up 42-34 on a Thomas 3-pointer with 18:33 to play. Tuskegee would hold a small lead over the next 10 minutes of the frame before a pair of free throws by Kevin Smith tied the contest at 60-60 with 8:41 to play. A three by Jackson gave the Falcons a 63-60 lead less than a minute later, forcing a timeout by the visitors.

Tuskegee would tie the game at 65-65 with 4:09 to play before a Lowman free throw gave the Falcons a one-point lead moments later. With 1:49 to play and the Falcons clinging to a 69-66 lead, Jackson hit a big trey to give his squad some breathing room. A trey by Parker with :37 seconds to play put the final dagger into the visitors, as the Falcons picked up their third victory of the season.

GAME NOTES

• The game featured 13 leads changes.
• Each team connected on six 3-pointers, with UM hitting 6-of-19 and and Tuskegee hitting 6-of-31.
• The Golden Tigers outscored Montevallo 40-24 in points in the paint. 
• The Falcons made 31-of-38 free throw attempts while TU made 9-of-14.

TEAM LEADERS

MONTEVALLO

Points: Wade Lowman (18)
Rebounds: Jonas Parker (10)
Assists: Ivan Smith (4)
Blocks: Wade Lowman (2)

TUSKEGEE

Points: Myles Thomas (20)
Rebounds: DeShawn Millington (8)
Assists: DeShawn Millington (2)
Blocks: N/A