NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Montevallo men's basketball took home a dominant 90-60 win over Trevecca Nazarene to close a two-game road trip to open the conference season.
 
Montevallo trailed for the first five minutes before taking its first lead of the night with a finish at the rim from Brandon Fussell that gave Montevallo a 9-8 advantage. The Trojans tied the game at 11-11 at the 13:38 mark for the last tie of the game. Fussell added five-straight points for the Falcons to take a 16-11 lead before a 9-2 run over the next five minutes gave Montevallo a 25-16 lead after a Devon McKinnon triple in transition. The Falcons added a trio of three-pointers before a trip to the stripe for Derek Moore gave Montevallo a 20-point advantage. A pair of threes from Fussell and Bryant James to end the half sent the game to the break with a 47-23 Montevallo lead.
 
A 10-2 Montevallo run in the first five minutes of the first half stretched Montevallo's lead out to 32 before a pair of free-throws from TNU ended the run. Derek Moore scored six of Montevallo's next eight points before a triple from McKinnon with 10:17 to play gave Montevallo a 68-30 lead. With 6:17 to go, Reese Gurner gave Montevallo its largest lead of the night at 47 points with a pair of free throws. Devon McKinnon punctuated his 11-point night with Montevallo's final three-pointer at the 3:32 mark. A pair of free throws from Luke Stephens gave Montevallo its third 90-point outing in the last four games and lifted Montevallo to its 90-60 win on the road.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 90 | TNU 60
Records: Montevallo 4-3 (1-1 GSC) | TNU 5-2 (1-1 GSC)
Location: Trojan Field House | Nashville, Tenn.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo shot the ball well with a 54.5-percent mark from the floor while adding a 54.2-percent clip from long range.
• The Falcons dominated inside with a 34-14 advantage in points in the paint with Montevallo recording a total of 15 second chance points.
• Montevallo controlled the glass all night with a 49-28 lead in rebounds while leading 10-7 in offensive boards.
• Brandon Fussell led Montevallo offensively with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting while adding six rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block.
• Derek Moore nearly added another double-double with 19 points and eight rebounds while shooting 6-of-10 from the field.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo heads to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Trevecca Nazarene on Saturday, Dec. 6.