NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Montevallo men's basketball slips to 11-7 overall and 7-5 in league play after a 69-89 loss on the road at Trevecca Nazarene.
 
The Falcons struck first when Camden Andrews beat the shot clock with a quick move of a sideline out of bounds play. Trevecca then went on an 11-0 run to force and early Montevallo timeout at the 17:12 mark. Just a minute later, Derek Moore ended the run with a left-handed finish in the post. With 15:33 on the clock, Aidan Gardiner scored his first points since Nov. 18 vs. Point before adding a second bucket on the next Montevallo possession. Ahead of the second media timeout, TNU went on a 5-0 run to take a 19-10 lead. At the 10:19 mark, Tyson Sexton nailed a three from the corner to end a four-minute scoreless stretch for the Falcons. Over the next five minutes, Trevecca would stretch its lead to 33-16 with an 11-3 run. Andrews scored back-to-back buckets to trim the lead down, but the Trojans would hold to a 40-23 lead heading into the half.
 
Montevallo made up ground quickly with an 8-0 run behind threes from Moore and Jaylen Curry in the first 75 seconds of the half that sliced the lead to 40-31. The Trojans ended the Falcons' run with back-to-back threes that pushed the lead back to 15. At the 15:02 mark, Curry snapped a 9-2 Trojan run with a three from the corner as the Falcons trialed 49-36. Curry would go on to score a team-high 17 points with a three at the 7:34 mark before Derek Moore scored his 11^th point of the night for his second double-double of the season at the 6:04 mark. Montevallo couldn't make up the difference despite a run late and fell on the road to Trevecca.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 69 | Trevecca 89
Records: Montevallo 11-7 (7-5 GSC) | Trevecca 13-5 (8-4 GSC)
Location: Trojan Fieldhouse | Nashville, Tenn.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo was led by Jaylen Curry with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 4-of-8 from three-point range to go along with eight rebounds.
• Derek Moore recorded his second double-double of his Montevallo career with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting and 11 rebounds.
• Montevallo's offense picked up in the second half with a 47.3-percent clip from the field including six triples after shooting 10-for-31 in first with a 1-for-8 clip from three-point range.
• The Falcons dominated the paint, outscoring Trevecca 40-18 inside, with Montevallo scoring 13 second chance points.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo heads to Cleveland, Tenn. on Saturday, Jan. 25 to take on the Lee at 4 p.m.