HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Montevallo men's basketball went on the road to Alabama Huntsville and came home with an 84-60 win over the Chargers.
 
The Falcons opened the game on a 7-0 run in the first four minutes before Devon McKinnon knocked down a three with 14:10 on the clock to give Montevallo a 12-5 lead early. The Falcons then knocked down three straight triples from Derek Moore, Brandon Fussell and McKinnon to stretch the lead out to 11 with 13:03 left in the first. UAH cut the Falcons' lead down to 23-18 at the 9:30 mark before Jaylen Curry knocked down a three to push the lead back to eight. Just after the under-four media timeout, UAH used four free throws to tie the game at 31-31. Montevallo used a quick 4-0 run in the final two minutes of the first half to take a 35-31 lead into the locker room.
 
Out of the half, Montevallo went on a 16-0 run in the first five minutes with a total of four triples to take a 51-31 lead at the 15:26 mark. UAH finally ended the run before Bryant James nailed a three to give UM a 21-point advantage. The Falcons kept the lead around 20 points for the next five minutes before Fussell scored five-straight points to give Montevallo a 67-41 lead at the 8:27 mark. Just four minutes later, Montevallo took its largest lead of the day at 75-45 with a trip to the line from Curry. UAH looked to spark a comeback but the Falcons answered each trip down the floor to take a 24-point win over the Chargers on the road.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 84 | UAH 60
Records: Montevallo 19-7 (15-5 GSC) | UAH 19-8 (14-7 GSC)
Location: Spragins Hall | Huntsville, Ala.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo tallied a 15-for-32 mark from deep while shooting 47.6-percent for the game while holding UAH to just 24.6-percent shooting an 19.0-percent from deep.
• The Chargers took the rebounding battle with a 48-45 mark on the glass while taking a 21-10 lead in offensive rebounds.
• The Falcons dominated inside with 30 points in the paint while holding UAH to just 18 points inside.
• Montevallo recorded a total of 18 assists while giving away just nine turnovers.
• Brandon Fussell lead Montevallo with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting while adding a game-high eight assists.
• Bryant James posted 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting and 6-of-8 from deep while adding six boards and three assists.
• Jaylen Curry finished with 15 points while adding five boards with Derek Moore scoring 13 points with six rebounds.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo hosts West Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 25 for the penultimate game of the regular season.