VALDOSTA, Ga. – Montevallo men's basketball falls to Valdosta State, 101-83, on the road with four Falcons score double figures.
 
Montevallo led 10-4 after the first four minutes of action with Derek Moore starting the night 3-for-3 from the floor. A 17-0 Blazer run left Montevallo trailing by 11 with 12:10 left in the first half. With a 5-0 run from Jaylen Curry Montevallo cut the lead down to 26-17 with 9:16 on the clock. A pair of threes from Bryant James alongside buckets from Derek Moore and Brandon Fussell pulled Montevallo within two at the 5:25 mark with a score of 31-29. VSU stretched its lead back to double-digits heading into the break with a 47-32 lead over Montevallo.
 
Montevallo opened the second half with four-consecutive threes with a pair of Devon McKinnon to bring the lead down to eight at 52-44. Over the next four minutes, Valdosta State would stretch the lead back to 15 points with 12:58 to go. Back-to-back threes from Montevallo with 8:57 to go cut the Blazer's advantage down to 74-66 but a 12-3 run from VSU saw Montevallo in an 86-69 hole with 5:17 on the clock. Valdosta State would hold a double-digit lead down the stretch to defeat Montevallo, 101-87, on Thursday night.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 83 | Valdosta State 101
Records: Montevallo 10-6 (6-4 GSC) | Valdosta State 10-6 (5-5 GSC)
Location: The Complex | Valdosta, Ga.
 
GAME NOTES

• The Falcons shot 45.2 percent from the floor while adding a 36.7-percent mark from three-point range and 76.2 percent from the stripe.
• Montevallo held a slim advantage on the boards with a 38-37 mark while adding 11 offensive rebounds to 10 from VSU.
• Valdosta State scored 22 points on Montevallo's 16 turnovers while Montevallo turned eight VSU giveaways into five points.
• Derrek Moore led Montevallo's scoring with 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line.
• Jaylen Curry tallied a double-double with 19 points on 9-of-11 from the stripe while adding a season-high 11 rebounds.
• Devon McKinnon added 17 points on 7-for-14 shooting with three boards while Bryant James shot 4-of-6 from deep for 12 points.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo now travels to Pensacola, Fla. for a Saturday, Jan. 17 meeting at West Florida with tip off set for 4 p.m.