RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Fatima Adams turned in a 19-point, 13-rebound effort and Danielle Frachiseur came off the bench to score 16 points with 13 boards as the No. 18 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team picked up a 98-86 exhibition win over the Dallas Diesel on Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Arkansas Tech opened the game on a 9-0 run over the first three minutes, with Calli White scoring six of the nine points over the run
• After Dallas Diesel got on the board at the 6:40 mark, Anna Lea Little buried a 3-pointer to push the Tech lead to 10
• Tech took a 16-point lead, its largest lead of the first quarter (21-5) after a Caroline Eubanks with 1:30 to play in the opening quarter
• A Tierani Richardson 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in the first quarter gave Tech a 24-9 lead after the first quarter
• The Golden Suns took a 19-point lead – the largest lead of the contest – with 3:10 remaining in the second quarter on a layup by Frachiseur
• Dallas Diesel closed the second quarter on a 7-0 run over the final 1:47 to pull to within ten (45-35) at the half
• Dallas Diesel cut the Tech lead to single digits (50-41) with 7:43 remaining in the third quarter as former Oklahoma State standout Chantoya Hawkins hit a pair of free throws
• Dallas Diesel pulled to within seven (64-57) with 2:50 to play in the third quarter after a layup by Hawkins, but the Golden Suns closed the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 15-point (74-59) lead into the fourth quarter
• Tech maintained a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 18 points (87-69) with 4:51 to play
• Tech led by 18 points (97-79) in the final 30 seconds of the game, but a 7-1 run by Dallas Diesel over the final 22 seconds allowed the Diesel to pull to within 12 in the final seconds of the contest

NOTABLES

• In addition to the double-doubles by Adams and Frachiseur, both Bre Brooks and White turned in 12-point efforts
• Brooks had a team-best five assists for the Golden Suns
• White connected on four 3-pointers
• Pounds and Frachiseur were a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line
• Tech's bench scored 48 of the Golden Suns' 98 points
• The Golden Suns did not trail the entire contest
• Tech's bench had 10 points to Dallas Diesel's nine overall points in the first quarter
• Dallas Diesel outscored Tech 26-21 in the second quarter and 27-24 in the fourth quarter; the Golden Suns held a 24-9 advantage in the first quarter and a 29-24 advantage in the third quarter

COACH WILBERS SAYS

• On playing outside competition - "I thought we did a good job of sharing the basketball and looking for each other. You could tell it was the opening game. We had some turnovers that we probably won't have during the year, but it was good to put the uniform on and play a game."
• On the team's rebounding effort - "I thought we did a better job rebounding in the second half. They're a very good team – put them in our league and they'd compete for a championship. They have a lot of talent. I thought we did a lot better and played with a lot more energy in the second half. It took us a little bit to come out of the first half and get used to things and how they are."
• On the performance of Danielle Frachiseur off the bench - "(Frachiseur) is better, and all of our returners are stronger this year. Credit them because they've been in the weight room doing good things. I'm very happy and it's good to get a game under our belt."

WHO'S NEXT

• The Golden Suns open the 2015-16 regular season at home on Saturday, Nov. 14, hosting Lane at Tucker Coliseum in a noon contest.