GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 76, Delta State 61
Records: Montevallo (4-2, 1-0 GSC) | Delta State (3-3, 0-1 GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)
Date: November 23, 2019

MONTEVALLO, Ala.  – University of Montevallo men's basketball led from tip to buzzer Saturday afternoon to defeat Delta State University, 76-61, in the Gulf South Conference opener.

After a pair of UM turnovers and three-straight 3-point misses by DSU in the first minute, Jonas Parker hit a 3 to open the scoring. Parker went on to lead Montevallo with 25 points from 11 field goals. An and-one layup by Parker gave the Falcons their first 10-point lead, 28-17, five minutes before halftime. The lead grew to 13 points before taking a 38-29 lead into halftime.

The Statesmen opened the second half on a 7-2 run to make it a two-possession game, 40-36, but Wade Lowman scored three straight baskets to push the lead back to 10 points. Parker followed with another and-one, and then a Xavier Malcom 3 for the Falcons' largest lead of the night, 52-36.

Montevallo sustained its lead the rest of the way for its second-straight win and third in four games.

Lowman scored 20 to follow Parker's 25 points.

Montevallo (4-2, 1-0 GSC) will play its final home game of the fall semester Monday night, Nov. 25 when it hosts Mississippi College for a GSC game at 7:30 p.m.


GAME NOTES

• Montevallo divided its scoring evenly between the two halves, scoring 38 points in each. 
• Wade Lowman continued his hot shooting, hitting 5-of-7 in the first half and finishing the game 10-of-16 to keep his season shooting percentage at 66.7%. 
• Montevallo has now won two-straight games against Delta State, both in Trustmark Arena, to improve to 4-14 all-time against Delta State.
• UM shot 55% from the floor throughout the game with a 55.56% performance and 55.17% mark in the second half. 
• Romario Spence led UM's subs with 9 of the Falcons' 18 points points off the bench.
  
   

TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points: Jonas Parker (25), Wade Lowman (20), Xavier Malcom (11)
Rebounds: Parker (6), Malcom (6)
Assists: Malcom (4)
Blocks: Parker (1), Lowman (1)

DELTA STATE

Points: Keyshaun Street (18), Airen Brooks (15), Austin Laatsch (11)
Rebounds: Airen Brooks (9)
Assists: Street (2), Anderson McCoy (2), Savvas Georgiadis (2)
Blocks: Brooks (1), Laatsch (1), Georgiadis (1)