Box Score MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Justin Graham turned in a 21-point performance, Alex Brown added 20, and both Montrell Williams (14 points) and Freddy Lee (11 points) reached double figures as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (8-3, 4-3 Great American Conference) held off a late rally by Southern Arkansas (6-7, 4-3 GAC), winning 90-88 on Saturday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
 
NEXT UP
The Golden Suns will head to Searcy, Ark. for a showdown with Harding. Tip-off from Rhodes-Reaves Field House is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SAU opened the game on an 8-2 run.
• The Wonder Boys responded with a 7-0 run of their own to briefly claim a 9-8 lead with 15:31 remaining.
• After the Muleriders reclaimed the lead, SAU held the lead until the 11:54 mark when Trevon Woods buried a 3-pointer to put Tech ahead 16-14.
• SAU knotted the game at 16-16 with 11:22 remaining, but the Wonder Boys used a 6-0 run to extend their lead to 22-16 with 10:10 to play in the half.
• Justin Graham buried a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining in the opening half to give the Wonder Boys a 46-40 lead at the intermission.
• Tech opened its lead through the opening minutes of the second half, and pushed ahead by 11 points (70-59) after another Graham 3-pointer.
• SAU narrowed the Tech lead to one (77-76) with 5:04 to play and then again (81-80) with 2:55 remaining.
• The Wonder Boys were able to extend the lead over the closing minute to hold on for the victory.

 
NOTABLES

• Tech was outshot 50.0 to 40.0 percent in the opening half, but the Wonder Boys connected on seven 3-pointers in the game's opening 20 minutes.
• Bennie Lufile added eight points and ten boards.
• Tech outshot SAU 48.6 percent to 37.1 percent in the second half to hold a 44.0 to 43.3 percent advantage in the game.
• SAU held a 51-41 advantage in rebounding and a 51-41 rebounding advantage.
• Tech outscored SAU 14-8 off turnovers and 18-17 in second-chance points.
• Graham added seven assists.