MONTEVALLO, Ala. -- The University of Montevallo knocked down a three-pointer with less than three seconds to play to defeat the Auburn University at Montgomery men's basketball team 98-96 on Saturday night in a fast-paced Gulf South Conference matchup inside Trustmark Arena. 
 
The game featured 81 possessions for each team and featured 16 lead changes.
 
THE TIPOFF

Score: AUM 96, Montevallo 98
Records: AUM 7-9 (5-7 GSC) Montevallo 7-9, (5-7 GSC)
Location: Montevallo, Ala. | Trustmark Arena
Series: Montevallo leads the series 9-4
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Montevallo got the game started with a layup made by Braxton Bertolette and the Warhawks responded with a Joseph Lanzi mid-range jumper. 
• Travis Anderson went 5-of-8 from beyond the arc in the first half and made his fifth at the 10:07 mark to give AUM a 31-24 lead. 
• Montevallo tied the game at 44 and James Graham responded with an alley-oop off the assist from Lanzi with 3:08 left on the clock in the first half. 
• Montevallo's Mason Shifflett made a shot from long-range to tie the game at 52 headed into the halftime break. 
• AUM started the second half on a 9-0 run to go up 61-54 at the 17:17 mark in the second half. 
• Shifftlett made two free throws to give Montevallo a 64-63 lead at the 14:44 mark in the second half. 
• AUM trailed the majority of the second half until James Graham made a free-throw with 18 seconds left. Montevallo's James McNeil made a three-pointer on the next possession to push UM over the Warhawks. 

NOTABLES

• Travis Anderson scored 23 points and was 7-of-11 from three-point range. 
• James Graham tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals, and five blocks.
• Lanzi added 17 points and had six assists. He was 7-of-17 from the field.
• Jalen Gaston chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds with a pair of blocks.
• AUM shot 55.6 percent and was 35-of-63 from the field. The Warhawks were 11-of-26 from long range and 15-of-24 from the charity stripe. 
• The Warhawks blocked 10 shots, marking the third game of the season that AUM has swatted double-digit shots.

UP NEXT

AUM hosts The University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Jan. 14 with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m. at the AUM Athletics Complex. 
   
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