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MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME DAY - UM FALCONS at WEST GEORGIA WOLVES

Montevallo (8-11; 6-5 in GSC)
at
West Georgia (6-9; 3-5 in GSC)

Saturday, January 22 - 3:00 PM ET at The Coliseum, Carrollton, Georgia
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SERIES HISTORY
The two teams have split the last eight games, but the Wolves have won the last two. Earlier this season, West Georgia scored on a layup as time expired to beat the Falcons 73-71 at the Bill Penney Classic in Huntsville.  The loss tarnished a spectacular day for Jason King, who led the Falcons with 24 points. Xavier Malcom also had a solid game with 18 points on 6-of-10 shots, with four 3-pointers..

TEAM COMPARISON
 
falcon head
West Georgia logo
1406 (74.0) Scoring  1093 (72.9 ppg)
510-1138 (.448) Fieldgoals 395-920 (.429)
164-437 (.375) 3PT Fieldgoals 119-348 (.342)
222-300 (.740) Freethrows 184-252 (.730)
32.8 rpg Rebounds 35.7 rpg
14.4 pg Turnovers 13.7 pg
13.68 apg Assists 13.33 apg
8.68 spg Steals 7.20 spg
2.00 bpg Blocks 3.00 bpg

 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
 
MONTEVALLO
The Falcons have lost their last three games since opening the post-holiday campaign with three consecutive wins. In their last game, the Falcons struggled on offense, hitting 9-of-24 fieldgoals and only 2-of-8 3-pointers. Despite that, the game was tight until a late run by UWA resulted in a 10 point deficit for the Falcons at halftime, 31-21. UM would battle back to tie the game early in the second half, but couldn't keep up down the stretch.

FALCONS TO WATCH
Scoring
Braxton Bertolette  - 14.2 PPG --- 12th in GSC
Xavier Malcom - 13.0 PPG --- 19th in GSC
3pt Shooting
Xavier Malcom - 52 (3.1 PG) ---2nd in GSC
Braxton Bertolette  - 52 (3.1 PG) --- 10th in GSC
Mason Shifflett  - 21 (1.3 PG) --- 22nd in GSC
Rebounds
Braxton Bertolette - 79 (4.2 RPG)
Assists
James McNeil - 47 (2.8 APG) --- 17th in GSC
Jason King - 35 (2.5 APG) --- 24th in GSC
Steals
James McNeil -  35 (2.1 SPG) - 5th in GSC
Jason King - 22 (1.6 SPG) -- 14th in GSC
Blocks
Aiden Gardiner - 9 (0.5 BPG)

FALCONS ROSTER | SEASON STATISTICS
 
WEST GEORGIA
The Wolves have won their last two games, beating Delta State and Auburn-Montgomery. They also had a game against Shorter postponed due to COVID concerns. In their last outing, UWG whipped AUM 86-76 in Carrollton on Wednesday. The Wolves used a big offensive surge in the second half to distance themselves from the Warhawks, shooting 59.4% from the floor in the half . The Wolves also outrebounded AUM by 12

WOLVES TO WATCH
Scoring
Kadiem Jones  - 15.4 PPG --- 8th in GSC
Michael Zabetakis - 12.7 PPG --- 22nd in GSC
3pt Shooting
Seth Brown-Carter - 27 (1.9 PG) --- 11th in GSC
Michael Zabetakis - 26 (1.9 PG) --- 12th in GSC
Kadiem Jones - 24 (1.7 PG) --- 18th in GSC
Rebounds
Jalen Sasser - 88 (6.3 RPG) -- 12 in GSC
Kadiem Jones - 74 (5.3 RPG) -- Tied for 24th in GSC
Michael Zabetakis - 74 (5.3 RPG) -- Tied for 24th in GSC
Assists
J.J. Barnes - 42 (3.0 APG) --- 14th in GSC
Michael Zabetakis - 40 (2.9 APG) --- 15th in GSC
Steals
J.J. Barnes  - 26 (1.9 SPG) -- 8th in GSC
Blocks
Jalen Sasser - 12 (0.9 BPG) -- 12th in GSC
Michael Zabetakis - 11 (0.8 BPG) -- 15th in GSC

WOLVES ROSTER | SEASON STATISTICS
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Players Mentioned

Xavier Malcom

#0 Xavier Malcom

G
6' 0"
Senior
Mason  Shifflett

#24 Mason Shifflett

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Braxton  Bertolette

#1 Braxton Bertolette

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Jason King

#4 Jason King

G/F
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Xavier Malcom

#0 Xavier Malcom

6' 0"
Senior
G
Mason  Shifflett

#24 Mason Shifflett

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Braxton  Bertolette

#1 Braxton Bertolette

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G
Jason King

#4 Jason King

6' 5"
Junior
G/F