MONTEVALLO, Ala. - With a thrilling 68-67 overtime victory over Montevallo on the road on Wednesday, the Valdosta State men's basketball team became the first team in program history to record 17 consecutive wins in a single season.

In addition to the milestone win for the team, Beau Justice produced 16 points in the game to lift his career total at VSU to an even 1,000 points. He joined Eddie Brown and Tyrone Curnell as just the third player in VSU history to tally 1,000 career points in two years or less.

Jimmy Kodet delivered some of the best minutes of the night for the Blazers, particularly in the second half. After halftime, the Michigan native gave the Blazers three big blocks on defense and poured in 18 of his 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and a 5-of-8 effort from beyond the arc. One of his three blocks came with just 38 seconds left in overtime, after the Blazers had taken a one-point lead.

Valdosta State, who appeared at No. 2 in Wednesday's first release of the 2017-18 NCAA Division II South Regional rankings, improved to an incredible 24-2 overall with the win and lifted their conference record to 17-1. Montevallo's loss dropped the Falcons to 14-13 overall and evened up the team's conference record at 9-9.

The victory marked the fifth overtime game of the season for Valdosta State. The Blazers have won each of those extended matchups.

Valdosta State returns to The Complex on Saturday for a 4:00 p.m. GSC showdown against the rival Lions of North Alabama. Coverage of the game will be available at www.vstateblazers.com.