Box Score WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Grant Prusator scored 23 points, Bennie Lufile turned a 15-point performance, Alex Brown had a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double, Freddy Lee narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine assists, and Montrell Williams chipped in a 13-point, seven-rebound performance as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (13-4, 9-4 Great American Conference) rallied from a 19-point deficit to take a 98-87 win over Southwestern Oklahoma (5-13, 2-10 GAC) on Saturday at the Pioneer Cellular Events Center.

NEXT UP
The Wonder Boys return to Tucker Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 2, facing Southern Nazarene in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bulldogs' defense opened the game on an 8-1 run and extended its lead into double figures (14-4) at the 14:51 mark of the first half.
• SWOSU used a 10-0 run to claim a 15-point advantage (19-4) with 13:38 remaining in the half.
• The Bulldogs stretched the lead out to 19 points (46-27) with 4:24 remaining until halftime, forcing an Arkansas Tech timeout.
• The Wonder Boys closed the gap leading into halftime, pulling to within ten (49-39) at the break.
• Tech scored the first four points of the half to pull to within six (49-43) just a minute into the second half.
• The Wonder Boys cut the deficit to four (51-47) after a Montrell Williams jumper at the 16:39 mark, and pulled to within two (54-52) with 16:09 remaining after a Trevin Woods 3-pointer.
• An Alex Brown 3-pointer with 13:06 to play brought the Wonder Boys to within one (56-55) with 13:06 remaining in the contest.
• After SWOSU stretched its lead to six (63-57), Grant Prusator hit another 3-pointer to pull Tech to within three at the 11:35 mark.
• A fast-break layup by Trevin Woods with 9:58 to play pulled Tech to within one (66-65).
• Tech took its first lead of the contest (67-66) with 9:33 to play when Bennie Lufile hit a pair of free throws.
• Grant Prusator hit three straight 3-pointers as part of a 16-0 run to push Tech ahead by 10 (76-66) with 7:33 to play.
• SWOSU narrowed the gap to five (76-71) with 7:07 to play after back-to-back baskets.
• Tech pushed its lead back into the double figures as Justin Graham hit a pair of free throws with 1:19 remaining, and the Wonder Boys held on for the victory.

NOTABLES

• After being held to a 38.9 shooting percentage in the opening half, the Wonder Boys shot the lights out in the second half, connecting on 63.3 percent of their shots. The Wonder Boys held a 50.0 to 46.9 percent advantage for the game.
• SWOSU held a 40-37 advantage on the rebounding glass.
• Tech held a 36-26 advantage on points in the paint, a 17-6 advantage in points off turnovers and a 5-0 advantage in fast-break points. SWOSU's advantage on second-chance baskets was 13-8.
• Tech's claiming the lead at the 9:33 mark was the first lead of the contest for the Wonder Boys and the only time in the game that the lead changed hands.