MONTICELLO, Ark. – Kelsey McClure and Aujana Dawkins turned in a team-best 18 points apiece, Calli White added 17 points, Anissa Pounds scored 16, and Bre Brooks scored 10 as the No. 14 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (21-3, 19-1 Great American Conference) rolled to a 106-67 win over Arkansas-Monticello (11-13, 8-12 GAC) on Saturday at Steelman Fieldhouse. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tech scored the first six points of the game over the opening 90 seconds of the contest.
• UAM pulled to within three (10-7) after a layup by Nikki Mullen with 5:48 to go in the opening quarter, but the Golden Suns used an 11-0 run to take a 21-7 lead with 1:47 remaining in the quarter.
• Tech led 28-12 after the first quarter.
• Tech pushed its lead to as many as 23 (43-20) with 1:37 to go until halftime before settling into the break with a 21-point (45-24) advantage.
• The two teams played a relatively even third quarter, as the Golden Suns' lead was 23 (74-51) after three.
• The Golden Suns pushed the lead over 30 (89-58) with 6:10 to play, and the final 39-point margin of victory represented Tech's largest lead in the contest.

 NOTABLES

• The Golden Suns never trailed in the game.
• Tech outshot UAM 58.8 to 39.7 percent from the floor.
• The Golden Suns were a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
• Tech committed just 10 turnovers, forcing 14.
• The Golden Suns were successful from long-range – White buried five 3-pointers while Pounds added four.
• Brooks dished out eight assists.
• Tech outpaced UAM 38-22 in the paint, 19-10 off turnovers, 17-6 on second-chance points, 4-0 on fast-break points, and 33-8 on bench points.

 NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns return to Tucker Coliseum for the final two games of the regular season, hosting Southeastern Oklahoma at 5:30 on Thursday, Feb. 25 and East Central at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27.