GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: West Florida 69, Montevallo 66
Records: Montevallo (9-20 overall, 5-14 in GSC) | West Florida (11-16 overall, 7-12 in GSC)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Alabama)
Date:  February 23, 2019
Montevallo Starters: Cam Copeland (G), Tyler Updike (G), Zach Jackson (G), Jeremiah Curtis (F), De'Marco Owens (F)
West Florida Starters: Maxwell Benoit (G), Jon Brown (G), Rashaan Benson (G), Jarrett Henderson (G), Henri Ventoniemi (F)

GAME NOTES

• West Florida outscored the Falcons 12-3 in points off turnovers after capitalizing on 16 turnovers by Montevallo.
• The Falcons outrebounded the Argonauts 40-30, including a 11-7 edge on the offensive glass, and outscored West Florida 14-7 in second-chance points despite the visitors outscoring Montevallo 22-14 in the paint.
• The Montevallo bench outscored 41-0 as three Argonauts off the bench went scoreless.
• West Florida raced out to a 8-2 lead in the first seven minutes of the contest before the Falcons responded with a 10-2 run and took a 12-10 lead following a jumper by junior Wade Lowman with 11:18 remaining in the first half.
• Montevallo stretched its lead to as many as seven points in the opening half on a layup by Lowman with 8:26 left in the half, which gave the Falcons a 21-14 advantage.
• The Falcons settled for a 32-28 lead at halftime following a layup by the Argonauts' Jarrett Henderson with eight seconds left in the half.
• West Florida opened the second half with a 12-2 run and took a 40-34 lead on a layup by Henderson with 15:06 left in the game.
• The Argonauts held the lead for the majority of the second half before sophomore Micah Fuller was fouled on a 3-point attempt and knocked down all three free throws to give Montevallo a 59-58 lead with 4:32 remaining in the game.
• Jon Brown drained a 3-pointer to put the Argonauts back on top 61-59 with 4:16 left and West Florida never surrendered the lead the rest of the way.

TEAM LEADERS
 
MONTEVALLO
 
Points: Micah Fuller (18)
Rebounds: Wade Lowman (10)
Assists: Cam Copeland (4)
WEST FLORIDA

Points: Maxwell Benoit (23)
Rebounds: Jarrett Henderson (9)
Assists: Rashaan Benson (5)
 
RECAP
 
JACKSON, Tenn.  – The University of Montevallo men's basketball team fell to visiting University of West Florida 69-66 in a Gulf South Conference contest Feb. 23 at Trustmark Arena.

West Florida outscored the Falcons 12-3 in points off turnovers after capitalizing on 16 turnovers by Montevallo.

The Falcons outrebounded the Argonauts 40-30, including a 11-7 edge on the offensive glass, and outscored West Florida 14-7 in second-chance points despite the visitors outscoring Montevallo 22-14 in the paint.

The Montevallo bench outscored 41-0 as three Argonauts off the bench went scoreless.

West Florida raced out to a 8-2 lead in the first seven minutes of the contest before the Falcons responded with a 10-2 run and took a 12-10 lead following a jumper by junior Wade Lowman with 11:18 remaining in the first half.

Montevallo (9-20 overall, 5-14 in Gulf South Conference) stretched its lead to as many as seven points in the opening half on a layup by Lowman with 8:26 left in the half, which gave the Falcons a 21-14 advantage.

The Falcons settled for a 32-28 lead at halftime following a layup by the Argonauts' Jarrett Henderson with eight seconds left in the half.

West Florida opened the second half with a 12-2 run and took a 40-34 lead on a layup by Henderson with 15:06 left in the game.

The Argonauts held the lead for the majority of the second half before sophomore Micah Fuller was fouled on a 3-point attempt and knocked down all three free throws to give Montevallo a 59-58 lead with 4:32 remaining in the game.

Jon Brown drained a 3-pointer to put the Argonauts back on top 61-59 with 4:16 left and West Florida never surrendered the lead the rest of the way.

Montevallo will close out the season Thursday, Feb. 28 with a home game against Delta State University. Tip off at Trustmark Arena is set for 7:30 p.m.