GAME DAY CENTRAL

Montevallo (5-2) vs. Tuskegee (1-3)

When: Wednesday, Nov. 27
Where: Tuskegee, Alabama
Arena: Chappie James Arena
Location: 1200 W Montgomery Rd. | Tuskegee, AL 36088
Tipoff: 3 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN

Montevallo vs. Tuskegee

All-Time*: 7-4
Home: 5-1
Away: 2-3

SERIES HISTORY

• Montevallo makes its first trip to Tuskegee today since winning on the road 67-58 in November 2016.
• Today marks the 12th meeting in program history since the series began in 2005-06.
• In the last meeting, Montevallo held on for a 77-73 win at home on Nov. 19, 2019. The Golden Tigers outscored Montevallo 40-24 in points in the paint and each team hit six 3-pointers, but it was a pair of late 3s from Jonas Parker that helped put the game away for the Falcons. 
• The series has produced some of the top performances in UM history, including former Falcon Greg Brown tying the UM single-game record for steals (8) in 2006-07. Brown also hit 6-of-6 3-pointers as part of a 90% overall shooting performance against Tuskegee in 2005-06.
  
   

NEWS & NOTES

• Montevallo is looking for its first four-game win streak since January 2018. 
• The Nov. 19 win over Tuskegee sparked the Falcons' current three-game win streak, including a pair of Gulf South Conference wins over Delta State, 76-61, and Mississippi College, 60-47. 
• Tuskegee has lost its last two games on the road at Montevallo and Columbus State after beating West Florida, 63-57, in Tuskegee on Nov. 16. 
• Montevallo Head Coach Danny Young is two wins away from 400 career wins with a 398-176 career record, including 344-169 at UM.
• The Falcons' 5-2 record this year all comes against teams in the NCAA Division II South Region, going 1-1 against Sunshine State Conference teams, 2-1 against SIAC teams so far, and 2-0 in the GSC.
• Today begins a four-game non-conference road swing before Christmas with return trips to Tuskegee (Nov. 27), Clark Atlanta (Dec. 4) and Miles (Dec. 7), as well as exhibition at UAB on Dec. 14. 

TEAM LEADERS
MONTEVALLO

• Shooting 65.2% (47-of-72) from the floor, Wade Lowman continues to lead Montevallo and the Gulf South Conference in field goal percentage. His 17.6 points per game leads UM and is fifth in the GSC.
• Defensively, Lowman's 12 total blocks are second in the GSC.
• Lowman and Jonas Parker lead Montevallo in rebounds with 7.1 and 6.7 per game, respectively, good for 11th and 14th in the GSC.
• Parker is averaging 16.3 points per game for the Falcons, followed by Xavier Malcom's 10.1 points per game.
• Ivan Smith leads UM and is 10th in the GSC with 20 assists.

TUSKEGEE

• Three Tigers are scoring in double-digits to lead Tuskegee through its first four games.
• Averaging 32 minutes per game, James Eads leads the team with 17.5 points per game, followed by Myles Thomas (14.5) and Deshawn Millington (11.0).