Alva Review-Courier -

Henderson State's late second-half comeback fell short as Arkansas-Monticello beat the Reddies 91-84 in overtime, Thursday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia, Ark.

Trailing by as many as 10 points in the second-half, Henderson fought furiously in the final seven minutes of regulation and tied the score at 75-75 when Chris Parkerbroke free for a layup with 2:17 left on the clock.

The Reddies, 12-12 overall and 7-11 in the Great American Conference, were able to stop UAM on its next trip and Parker gave Henderson a 77-75 advantage with another layup with 55 seconds on the clock.

Brad Nairn forced a turnover on the Weevils' next possession and the Reddies got the ball back with 40 seconds left.

Henderson worked the clock down and Parker was forced to throw up a 3-pointer as the play clock was about to expire. Parker's shot was short and the Reddies turned the ball over.

UAM had 10 seconds to work, and Henderson's defense would not allow any penetration as Derylton Hill threw up a prayer from 25 feet that hit off the front of the rim and bounced around before Keelin Jackson tipped it in as time expired to force overtime.

In the extra period, UAM outscored the Reddies 14-7 as Henderson failed to score in the last 2:11 of overtime allowing the Weevils to finish the game on a 7-0 run.

In the opening half, Henderson took a 16-11 lead behind 3-point field goals by Parker and Josh Jones and layups by Kaylon Tappin and DJ Franklin.

However, Tyrin Jones would jump-start UAM hitting a pair of 3-pointers of his own as UAM take a 28-24 lead with 6:48 left in the half. The Reddies went on a four-minute drought to allow the Weevils to regain the lead.

Parker would end the half with an 18-foot jumper as time expired with the Reddies trailing 35-34 at the break. Parker finished the half with 9 points while UAM's Jones scored 16.

With the game tied at 43-43 just four minutes into the second half, UAM would go on a 13 to 4 run to take a 56-47 advantage with 13:06 remaining.

The Weevils had a 69-60 lead at the 7:45 mark but the Reddies began to mount their comeback as Henderson went on a 9-0 run behind a 3-pointer by Jones, a dunk and a pair of free throws by Nairn and a layup by Matt Panaggio to tie things at 69-69 with 5:10 left.

Panaggio led the Reddies with 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Jones finished with 16 points. Parker totaled 15 points and Nairn collected 13 points and 7 boards.

The Reddies finished the night shooting 49 percent from the field knocking down 34-of-70 attempts, while UAM was 33-of-57 for 58 percent.

Henderson was 12-of-13 from the foul line, while the Weevils hit 17-of-23 free throws.

Henderson State will travel to Russellville, Ark. on Saturday to take on Arkansas Tech with tipoff set for 3 p.m. at Tucker Coliseum.