RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Calli White turned in a 22-point, seven-assist, five-rebound, four-steal effort, connecting on six 3-pointers, leading a cast of five Arkansas Tech players to reach double figures as the No. 21 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (14-2, 12-0 Great American Conference) rolled to a 91-69 win over Southwestern Oklahoma (11-7, 7-5 GAC) on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the two teams traded leads in the opening minutes, Arkansas Tech opened up a five-point (11-6) lead with 3:55 to play in the opening quarter after a 3-pointer by Anissa Pounds.
• Tech led by as many as six (15-9) with 1:53 to play in the quarter, but SWOSU narrowed the gap to three (18-15) at the end of the quarter.
• SWOSU outscored Tech 10-2 in the paint in the opening quarter.
• The two teams played an even second quarter, with SWOSU pulling to within one (29-28) with 4:47 to go until half, but Tech held the lead and took a three-point (38-35) lead into the break.
• After SWOSU cut the Tech lead to two (45-43) with 6:27 to play, the Golden Suns got hot and pushed the lead into double digits (57-47) just 2:20 later, and led by as many as 18 points (68-50) in the third quarter before taking a 13-point (70-57) lead into the final quarter.
• Tech pushed its lead up above 20 in the fourth quarter, leading by as many as 28 (88-60) with 3:52 to play.

NOTABLES

• SWOSU outscored Tech 30-28 in the paint, but the Golden Suns held an 18-8 advantage in points off turnovers.
• SWOSU held a 48-42 advantage in rebounds, boosted by the Bulldogs' 16 offensive rebounds.
• Tech shot nearly 20 percentage points better in the second half – 55.6 percent for 37.8 percent for a 46.6 percent clip in the game.
• White dropped four 3-pointers in the third quarter – the only 3-pointers for Tech in the second half.
• SWOSU committed 19 turnovers (10 forced) while Tech committed only 10.
• Fatima Adams (18 points), Danielle Frachiseur (14 points), Aujana Dawkins (13 points) and Anissa Pounds (10 points) joined White in double figure scoring.
• Frachiseur grabbed a game-best nine rebounds.

COACH WILBERS SAYS

• On Calli White scoring 16 points in the third quarter - "She's such a tremendous shooter and she's out here all the time working out and getting extra shots. Credit the girls – they were getting it to her too. They felt she was hot so they were getting her the basketball. It was a really good team effort."
• On the halftime adjustments – "We sent three back – it's the first time all year we've had to do that. We were shooting the ball and they were running players out, and we were sending two back and they were running three girls out. It took us a while to get used to it, but we sent three back and stopped their transition."
• On the team's response to the first-half challenge – "I'm very pleased. We had no panic in the locker room whatsoever. We have experienced players who did what they needed to do, came out and made some adjustments. They showed the experience of this basketball team."

WHO'S NEXT

• The Golden Suns will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 30, concluding their three-game homestand against Northwestern Oklahoma. A 1 p.m. tip is scheduled.