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LIVINGSTON, Ala. — In a winner take all match up, the University of West Alabama men’s basketball team will take on in-state rival Montevallo with the winner of the contest earning a berth into the 2008 Gulf South Conference Men’s Tournament in Southaven, Miss.  Tip off is set for 4 p.m.

The Tigers (10-17, 3-8 GSC) remained in contention for the final spot from the GSC East with a win Monday night at West Florida and a loss by the UM Falcons (11-15, 4-7) to Valdosta State.  A UWA win would give the tie-breaker to the Red and White.  A trip to the GSC Tournament would be the first for the men’s program since the 1997-98 campaign.  The 10-team event gets underway on Wednesday, March 5, at the DeSoto Civic Center.

UWA will honor its four senior basketball players prior to the contest.  Seniors Michael Billings, Layton Knight, Abdoulaye N’diaye and Taige Adderley will suit up for the final time at Pruitt Hall. 

UWA notched its first GSC win of the season against UM with a 73-62 win on the Falcons home floor.  Billings led all Tiger scorers with 20 points in the affair, connecting on 6-of-8 from behind the arc.  Since the win at UM, UWA has reeled off four wins and are shooting 46 percent from the field and draining 38 percent of its three-pointers.

The Falcons are led in scoring by Terrill Humphrey, averaging 18 points per contest.  Tauras Dortch and Anthony Brown post 11 and 10 points respectively. 

The game can be accessed via live stats on the UWA Athletic web site – athletics.uwa.edu.