MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team suffered a 66-63 defeat Wednesday evening against the University of Montevallo in Trustmark Arena.

GSW remains winless (0-7) on the road this season and fell to 4-9 overall and 2-4 in Peach Belt Conference play, while Montevallo snapped a two-game losing skid to improve to 10-3, 4-2 in the PBC.

It was a live or die by the 3-pointer kind of night for the Hurricanes, who led by as many as seven points in the first half as the team sank 8 of 17 from long range over the opening 20 minutes and took a 37-35 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half GSW was held to 3 of 9 from beyond the arc.

The Hurricanes struggled through a scoring drought in the second half were Cameron Clayton had GSW's only three points over a span of nearly eight minutes (7:47). Clayton made a layup with 16:05 to give the Hurricanes their last lead of the evening, 43-42. Montevallo answered with an 11-1 run where Clayton scored the lone GSW point.

The Falcons could not put GSW away, however, as the Hurricanes rallied from an 11-point deficit to pull within three points, 64-61, with 1:32 to play. After a steal by Tevin Wise, Brandon Price knocked down a pair of free throws to cut the lead to a point, 64-63, with 18 seconds on the clock.

Tony Bagtas returned the favor by making two from the charity stripe for Montevallo to set up one final possession for GSW. The Hurricanes had to force a contested 3-pointer that was off the mark and allowed Montevallo to pick up the win.

Montevallo entered the game ranked second in the PBC in free throw accuracy and surpassed its average Wednesday. The Falcons sank 14 of 16 from the line and won the battle on the boards, 34-29. GSW hit more 3-pointers (11-4), but suffered its first loss of the season (2-1) when its bench outscores the opponent's bench.

Wise led the Hurricanes in scoring for the second straight game. Wise dropped in 22 points behind 8 of 13 shooting, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arc. Price added 21 points. Clayton pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds. Cameron Dozier dished out five assists.

Jamaar Taylor posted a double-double with a game-high 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead Montevallo. Bagtas scored 13 points and Kevin Kelly chipped in 12.

The Hurricanes travel to USC Aiken on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. game.