MONTEVALLO, Ala. --- The Auburn Montgomery men's basketball team overcame an 18-point deficit, but ultimately fell 72-75 in overtime to the Falcons of the University of Montevallo in Gulf South Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 4 from the Trustmark Arena.
 
NOTEWORTHY
- With the loss, AUM's record drops to 6-8 on the year, and 1-5 in GSC action.
- Saturday's contest marked for the Warhawks' first overtime game of the season.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Carlos Bell led AUM offensively, with a season-high 25-point performance. Bell also accounted for eight rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals.
- Darrion Taylor also scored in double-figures for the Warhawks, with a 15-point performance. Taylor also logged a team-high three assists and three steals.
- Aaron Reddick hauled in a career-high 14 rebounds, in addition to scoring seven points. 
- Jeremiah Bozeman registered eight points, while Stanley Davis added nine off of the bench.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Montevallo opened up the game on a 7-0 run over the first two minutes of action, and would push their early advantage to 16-5 at the 15:30 mark; a period in which the Falcons shot 7-7 from the floor. 
- The Falcons would continue their strong offensive showing, taking a 22-8 lead over AUM at the game's second media timeout at the 12:18 mark. 
- The Warhawks would battle back over the next eight and a half minutes though, and chip away at the Falcons lead with a 15-7 run to trail just 29-23 at the 3:59 mark in the half. 
- Montevallo would respond to AUM's rebuttal with an 11-2 run to close out half number one and take a 41-25 lead into the break. 
- The Falcons held a double-digit lead over AUM for the early part of half number two. The Warhawks once again chipped away at the Falcons lead, though, with a 14-2 run from the 12:38 mark to the 7:45 mark to trail just 49-51. 
- AUM would go on to take their first lead of the game with 5:19 left, after a three-point play by Carlos Bell to put them up 56-55.
- Both teams would trade leads for the remaining time left, with the Falcons getting the last possession of the game with the score tied at 63-all. Reddick would swat away Montevallo's attempt at a game-winning bucket, however, to keep the score tied and force overtime. 
- The Falcons scored the first seven points of overtime to take a three-possession lead at 70-63 with 2:28 remaining. 
- AUM would cut Montevallo's lead to just four at 70-66 with 1:36 left courtesy of a Bell lay-up, but the Falcons would go back up by seven with 37 seconds left to provide enough cushion to hang on for the victory. 
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Warhawks outscored the Falcons 38-22 in half number two, while shooting 50 percent (14-28) from the field to help erase their double-digit deficit.
- AUM finished the game at 40 percent (26-64) on all field goals, 29 percent (8-27) on threes and 70 percent (12-17) on free throws.
- AUM outrebounded Montevallo in the game, 41-37.
- The Warhawks tallied 32 points in the paint, 16 points off of the bench, and 16 off of Montevallo turnovers. 

UP NEXT
- The Warhawks will return to the court on Thursday, Jan. 9 at Union University, for a 7:30 p.m. GSC tilt.
 
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