HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Montevallo men's basketball dips to 0-2 to start the season after falling to Barry, 112-100, on Saturday afternoon.
Barry jumped out to an early nine-point lead at the 16:22 mark after knocking down three of their first four shot attempts. Montevallo then used a 14-point run highlighted by five points from
Carson Pringle over the next three minutes to give Montevallo a 16-13 lead for its first of the day. The Bucs and Falcons traded buckets over the next six minutes with neither side gaining more than a two-point lead before Michael Johnson's second bucket of the game tied the score at 31-31 with 6:52 left in the first half. Barry then opened a 13-2 run to regain control at 44-33 with just under four minutes to play until the break. The Bucs would hold a double-digit lead through the first-half buzzer and head into the locker room with a 54-43 advantage over Montevallo.
Out of the break, back-to-back triples from
Xzayvion Childress and
Tyler Mallory cut the lead down to 61-53 before Barry was able to stretch the lead back to 13 at the 17:17 mark. Over the next three minutes, Mallory took over the scoring for Montevallo with 11 points on three made triples to slice the deficit to just five at 72-67 with 14:15 to play. The Bucs responded and pushed the lead back to double-digits before
Kaleb Carson and
Dominic Commisso cut the lead to 84-77 with five quick points for UM at the 9:25 mark. The Falcons then played three scoreless minutes as Barry pressed its advantage to 17 with just 6:53 to go. The Bucs would hold its double-digit lead for the rest of the game and give Montevallo a 112-100 loss.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 100 | Barry 112
Records: Montevallo 0-2 | Barry 1-1
Location: SportsMed Arena | Huntsville, Ala.
GAME NOTES
- The Falcons shot the ball well on the day with a 48.6-percent shooting clip while adding a 40.7-percent mark from deep, but Barry posted a 58.2-percent shooting mark and a 54.8-percent clip from deep.
- Barry led Montevallo 33-28 in rebounds with both sides pulling down a total of eight offensive rebounds.
- Tyler Mallory set a new single-game high for the Falcons this season with 30 points on 10-for-20 shooting and 6-for-13 from long range while adding four steals, two assists and two rebounds.
- Carson Pringle and Dominic Commisso opened the season with back-to-back double-digit scoring outings with Pringle posting 14 points and Commisso adding 13.
- Reese Gurner led Montevallo on the glass with seven rebounds to go along with 10 points on 5-for-5 from the stripe.
UP NEXT: Montevallo gets set for its home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. when the Falcons host Bryan College at 5 p.m.
