WONDER BOYS FALL TO UAM
February 17, 2019
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – R.J. Glasper turned in a 22-point performance but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (9-15, 7-11 Great American Conference) could not stop Arkansas-Monticello (15-9, 11-7 GAC), falling 88-69 on Saturday afternoon at Tucker Coliseum.
NEXT UP
The Wonder Boys will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 21, as Tech travel to Shawnee, Okla. To face Oklahoma Baptist. A 7:30 p.m. tip-off is scheduled.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The opening minutes featured four ties after a Mason Cline 3-pointer tied the game at 13-13.
UAM used an 11-3 run to go ahead by eight (24-16) at the 9:38 minute mark.
Arkansas Tech scored the next six points as back-to-back 3-pointers from Glasper cut the deficit to two (24-22).
Alex Brown later tied the game up at 29-29 after hitting a jumper with 5:16 to play in the half.
Monticello used a 6-0 run to take a six point advantage (4:08), however two quick 3-pointers from Cline knotted the score up at 35-35.
The Boll Weevils went up 46-41 with 47 seconds to play in the opening half, before a Glasper 3-pointer cut the lead to two (46-44).
UAM hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half, taking a 49-44 lead into the break.
Tech opened the second half on a 7-2 run and took its first lead of the game after Glasper hit a jumper at the 17:31 minute mark.
UAM retook the lead on the next possession (53-52) and never trailed again in the game. The Boll Weevils went up 63-56 and later used a 10-0 run to claim a 15 point lead with 8:04 left in regulation.
Monticello saw it lead grow to as many as 20 points (82-62) before walking away with an 88-69 win.
Arkansas Tech was held to 7-of-21 shooting in the second half for 33.3 percent.
NOTABLES
UAM outshot Tech 55.6 percent to 45.8 percent.
UAM also outrebounded Tech 33-26 and held a 48-18 advantage in points in the paint.
Cline was the only other Wonder Boy to reach double digits in scoring with 12 points.
Freddy Lee added seven assists.
Will Adler scored nine points, going 3-for-8 from 3-point range. With his three made 3-pointers, Adler passed Eric Burnett (1992-93) for the fifth most made 3-pointers in a single season with 97.
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