MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo men's basketball is set to host Point University on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
So Far This Season…
Montevallo enters Monday's contest with a 2-1 overall record after taking wins over Barry in the season-opener and defeated Spring Hill, 99-92, on the road on Nov. 15. Montevallo's lone loss of the season came at the hands of No. 2 Nova Southeastern on Nov. 9 with a 104-87 loss to the Sharks.
Montevallo's high-powered offense averages 93.0 points per game over the first three games of the season on a 51.1-percent clip from the floor while shooting 42.5 percent from three-point range and 67.6 percent from the free-throw line. On the glass, the Falcons are pulling down an average of 33.3 boards per game with an average of 10.0 offensive rebounds per game. Defensively, the Falcons are holding opponents to 92.3 points per game on a .505 shooting mark with a 39-percent mark from long range. Montevallo's opponents are averaging 15.0 free throws per game at a 75 percent shooting mark.
Montevallo boasts four double-digit scorers on the season with Jaylen Curry leading the way at an average of 19.7 points per game on a 54.5 percent mark from the field. Brandon Fussell (18.7) ranks second on the team while Camden Andrews (16.7) and Derek Moore (12.0) are the final pair of top scorers. Jay Gillispie leads the Falcons on the glass with 6.0 rebounds per game while Fussell totals 16 assists on the season for an average of 5.33 per game.
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Montevallo's latest opponent heads into the matchup with an 0-6 overall record with an 0-2 mark in conference play. The NAIA member Point Skyhawks opened the season with a loss at Talladega in late October. Point went on to fall to Ave Maria, Reinhardt and North Alabama in the first week of November. Moving on, the Skyhawks dropped games to Paine College, Alabama Huntsville and Brewton Parker. Most recently, Point fell to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural, 75-70, on Nov. 16.
In the first six games of the season, Point is averaging 71.2 points per game on a 39.2-percent clip from the floor and a 26.2-percent mark from three-point range with an average of 8.3 threes per game. On the glass, Point is pulling down 30.2 rebounds per game with an average of 9.8 offensive rebounds per game.
Individually, the Skyhawks are led by Antwon Ferrell who averages 16.2 points per game on a 37.3-percent shooting mark while Vince Graves ranks second on the squad with 11.7 points per contest. Ferrell also leads Point on the glass with 5.3 rebounds per game while dishing out a team-high 3.7 assists per game.
Series History Against Point:
The Falcons and Skyhawks have met just once on the hardwood. Back on Dec. 11, 2022, Montevallo hosted Point for a 76-70 Falcon victory in Montevallo, Ala.
