Montevallo 74 Albany State 63
The Albany State University (Ga.) Golden Rams, looking to improve on a 17-11 season a year ago, opened the 2004-05 season at home against the University of Montevallo. The defending Gulf South Conference champion Falcons looked to pick up right where they left off last season. The game proved to be a seesaw battle from start to finish, but in the end, the Falcons proved themselves to be the better team, as they pulled away late to defeat the Golden Rams 74-63.
Montevallo (1-0) traded the lead with Albany State (0-1) for most of the first half, with neither team leading by more than five points. The Golden Rams held a 32-27 lead with 50 seconds left in the first half before the Falcons rallied to make the score 32-31 at halftime.
The second half again saw both teams trading the lead during the first few minutes. Albany State led 45-40 thanks to a three pointer with 15:58 remaining in the game. But Montevallo took over from there, as the Falcons outscored the Golden Rams 12-4 over the next 6:34 to take a 52-49 lead with 9:24 to go in the contest. Albany State then took what turned out to be its last lead, 54-52, with less than eight minutes remaining. Montevallo then pulled away down the stretch for the win.
Marcus Kennedy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Montevallo to victory, while D.J. Towns was the only other Falcon to score in double figures, as he finished with 15 points. Nick Wallery led Albany State with 19 points, while Jarett Mathis added 18 points, and Frank Pinson scored 12 points in a losing cause.
Montevallo returns to action on Sat. Nov. 20 hosting the UM/Coca-Cola Classic, while Albany State will travel to Macon, Ga. to face Division I Mercer University the same day.
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