RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Fatima Adams turned in a 21-point, 10-rebound performance, Calli White scored 18 points while Aujana Dawkins turned in a 13-point performance as the No. 22 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (11-2, 9-0 Great American Conference) scored early and often in an 80-52 win over Harding (9-4, 7-2 GAC) on Monday night at Tucker Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Suns scored the game's first six points and would never trail.
• Harding pulled to within 6-5 with five minutes to play in the opening half.
• After the Bisons tied the game at 10-10, Tech finished the first quarter on an 8-2 run to take an 18-12 lead after the first quarter.
• Harding pulled to within four after the first bucket of the second quarter, but the Golden Suns used a 13-0 run to open up a 17-point (31-14) lead with 5:05 to play until halftime.
• Tech's 19-point halftime lead was its largest lead of the contest to that point.
• A White 3-pointer with 5:43 to play in the third quarter gave Tech a 22-point (47-25) lead.
• White nailed another 3-pointer with eight seconds to play to give Tech a 28-point (62-34) lead after the third quarter.
• Tech would lead by as many as 30 (80-50) after an Anna Lea Little 3-pointer with 1:14 to play.

NOTABLES

• Tech held a 10-2 advantage in points in the paint after the first quarter and a 34-12 advantage for the contest.
• Despite turnovers being relatively even (Tech 17, Harding 15), the Golden Suns took advantage of the turnovers better, outscoring Harding 21-7 off turnovers.
• Second-chance points were key for Tech as well, as the Golden Suns led 21-7 in that category.
• Tech held Harding to just 16 first-half points and four points in the second quarter.
• Tech held Harding to just 20 percent shooting in the first half and 29.6 percent shooting for the game.

COACH WILBERS SAYS

• On his team's best performance of the season - "Well, I think it started with attention to detail. Our players did a great job with scouting reports, listening, and playing at a high level. I'm very impressed with our defense. Holding them to 16 points in the first half and four points in the second quarter is outstanding. I thought our defense was good and our athleticism was good, and it was a terrific win."
• On staying focused after opening up the halftime lead – "(Calli White) is a very good shooter, and we've been waiting on her to have a night like this. She's very capable of doing this. Credit the whole team – we played at a high level, had a lot of good assists. It was a good game for us."
• On the team's success in transition – "Credit our guards for the passes but our posts are the ones receiving them. When we have our transition game going and we're running the floor, we're a pretty good team."

WHO'S NEXT

• The Golden Suns return to action Thursday, Jan. 21 to face off against Henderson State in Arkadelphia. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.