Montevallo (6-3, 2-0 GSC) at Miles College (6-1, 2-0 SIAC)
When: Saturday, Dec. 7
Where: Fairfield, Ala.
Arena: Knox-Windham Gymnasium | Fairfield, Ala.
Location: 429 59th Street | Fairfield, Ala.
Tip-off Time: 4 p.m.
Live Video: Falcon Athletics Network
LIVE STATS
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ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
Overall: 4-3
Home: 1-3
Away: 3-0
Neutral: 0-0
SERIES HISTORY
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Miles College got the better of Montevallo earlier this season when the Golden Bears earned a 70-60 victory. However, the Falcons have never lost in the series when having to travel.
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In the seven-game series, the largest margin of victory came when Montevallo beat Miles, 90-81, on Dec. 6, 2014. On the flip side, the smallest margin of victory was a 3-point win for the Falcons on Dec. 31, 2018.
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The two teams have totaled 492 points throughout the series.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
MONTEVALLO
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Last time out, Montevallo beat Clark Atlanta, 74-71, as three Falcons – Wade Lowman (24), Cedric Jackson (16) and Alek Medenica (11) all finished in double digits.
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Speaking of Lowman, the senior guard from Philadelphia, leads the team with a 17.9 scoring average through nine games. But, Jonas Parker (16.3) is hot on his heels for the top mark. Xavier Malcom (11.1) is knocking on the down, too, as he's the team's third-leading scorer.
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When the two teams faced off earlier this season, Parker (16), Lowman (15) and Ivan Smith (14) were Montevallo's top three leading scorers for the game.
MILES
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Miles is led by Avery Brown and Jelani Watson-Gayle, who average 17.4 and 15.1 points, respectively. Frank Royles rounds out the Golden Bears' trio of double-digit scorers as he enters Saturday's contest with a 10.6 scoring average.
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As a team, Miles is outscoring its opponents by 10.8 points through seven games. The Golden Bears are scoring 70.7 points per game, while allowing only an average of 59.9 per contest.
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When the two teams squared off last month, the Montevallo defense forced Miles to commit 21 turnovers, which remains a season high for the Golden Bears.
