MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- James Graham scored 23 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Roderick Smith added a team-high 24 points, and the Auburn University at Montgomery men's basketball team scored a season-high 101 points en route to a 101-95 win over the University of Montevallo on Senior Night.

Graham, a senior, posted 23 points and 17 rebounds, which are season-highs in both categories for the AUM forward. Smith, also a senior, scored 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting with six rebounds. Senior Jaxon Hunter tallied a bucket, a rebound, and an assist in 11 minutes of action, while senior Strahjina Ivic played in his 35th career game for the Warhawks. 

THE TIPOFF

Score: AUM 101, UM 95
Records: AUM 15-13 (13-11 GSC) | UM 10-18 (8-16 GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
Series: AUM trails 10-3
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Montevallo opened up a 34-26 lead at the 8:28 mark of the first half on a three-pointer by Braxton Bertolette.
• The Warhawks outscored the Falcons 25-16 over the final seven minutes of the first half to take a 51-50 lead into the halftime intermission. 
• A 23-8 push in the opening nine minutes of the second half gave AUM its largest lead of the night, 74-58, with 11:36 to play.
• The Warhawks kept a double-digit lead for the next five minutes of game action before the Falcons made a run. 
• Trailing 87-78, the Falcons used a run to trim it to a one-possession game, 98-95, on Tyler Moore's three-point jumper with 22 seconds remaining. 
• Smith hit the front end of two free throws, and after he missed the second, Jalen Gaston secured the offensive rebound and scored a layup with 12 seconds to play to secure the Senior Night win for the Warhawks. 

NOTABLES

• Graham's double-double marked his ninth of the season. Graham's 17-rebound effort is also a career-high for the senior forward. 
• Graham also blocked one shot and finished the regular season as the league leader in blocks with 58 (2.1 blocks per game). Graham's 8.1 rebounds finish the regular year third-best in the GSC, and his field goal percentage (56 percent) is second-best in the league. 
• Roderick Smith added 24 points, which marked the fifth 20-plus point game of his AUM career. It's his third such effort this season for the Warhawks.
• AUM also outscored Montevallo's short-handed bench 47-4 in the game.
• The Warhawks out-rebounded the Blazers 53-36, including 16-5 on the offensive glass, and outscored the Falcons in the paint 56-30.

UP NEXT

The Warhawks hit the road for Super Tuesday, the opening round of the GSC tournament. AUM is the 6th seed and travels to Cleveland, Tenn. to take on the 3rd-seeded Lee University Flames at 8 p.m. E.T. 

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