RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Aujana Dawkins set a new career-high with 18 points, Fatima Adams added 16 points, while Bre Brooks and Anissa Pounds were also in double figures as the No. 20 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (5-1, 3-0 Great American Conference) rolled to an 88-58 win over Oklahoma Baptist (2-4, 1-2 GAC) on Thursday at Tucker Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Arkansas Tech opened the game on an 8-1 run over the first three minutes of the game before OBU cut the Tech lead to one (8-7) at the 5:54 mark of the opening quarter.
• The Golden Suns scored the next six points to jump ahead by seven (14-7).
• After OBU cut the Tech lead to 14-11 with 1:57 to play in the opening quarter, Tech created some distance to go into the half with a nine-point (22-13) lead.
• Tech pushed its lead to 15 (34-19) five minutes into the second quarter and took a 17-point (42-25) lead into the half.
• Tech stretched its lead past 20 points in the third quarter and would lead comfortably the remainder of the way.

NOTABLES

• The game was the 500^th Golden Suns game to be played in Tucker Coliseum. Arkansas Tech now has a record of 449-51 inside Tucker Coliseum (113-8 under Dave Wilbers)
• Brooks added 14 points and Pounds added 10 points.
• Dawkins, Adams, and Pounds all had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Tech outshot OBU 51.5 to 30.6 percent from the game, hitting at a 57.6 percent clip in the second half.
• Tech held a 44-20 advantage in points in the paint, a 24-12 advantage in points off turnovers, a 14-3 advantage in second-chance points, and a 14-0 advantage in fast-break points.
• Tech's largest lead of the contest was 33 points, and the Golden Suns led wire-to-wire.

COACH WILBERS SAYS

• On starting the game in a full-court press: "We've done that throughout the year. Our press is really good. It got us going – we got some turnovers, and some put-backs, and that's what we need to do."
• On the play of Bre Brooks: "She's really good in the middle of our press and anticipates real well. Our first traps were really good, and we did a good job of rotating. It's something that's been good for us, we've practiced a lot, and we need to use it."
• On rebounding from the first loss of the season: "The key at the beginning of the week was bouncing back. We started practice, everybody was here early, geared up, and ready to practice. That was a good sign as we got ready for conference play."

WHO'S NEXT

• Arkansas Tech plays host to Southern Nazarene on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m.