RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Alex Brown scored a team-high 21 points, Montrell Williams and Justin Graham both scored 15, and Bennie Lufile scored 13 points as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (15-4, 11-4 Great American Conference) cruised to a 92-79 win over Oklahoma Baptist (5-14, 2-13 GAC) on Saturday at Tucker Coliseum.

NEXT UP
Arkansas Tech wraps up its three-game homestand with a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Southern Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 9.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tech and OBU traded leads over the first few minutes of the game, with the Wonder Boys using a 7-1 run to claim a five-point (24-19) lead midway through the opening half.
• The Wonder Boys pulled ahead by eight points (34-26) after a 3-pointer by Trevin Woods with 8:10 to play in the half.
• The Bison charged back, outscoring Tech 11-4 over the next three minutes to pull to within one (38-37) with 5:18 remaining in the half, and OBU pulled ahead 47-43 at the 3:39 mark as Travon Moore buried a 3-pointer.
• OBU claimed a four-point advantage on its next possession, but the Wonder Boys rallied back and took a one-point (49-48) lead into the half.
• The Bison scored the first five points to pull ahead in the opening minutes of the second half, but Tech used back-to-back 3-pointers by Woods to claim a six-point lead with 15:37 to play.
• OBU did not go away quietly, knotting the game at the 11:11 mark and pulling ahead 72-70 with 9:42 to play.
• The Wonder Boys reclaimed a one-point (73-72) advantage on the next possession, but it was short-lived as OBU answered with a bucket to take a 74-73 lead with 8:46 to play.
• That would prove to be the last Bison lead of the contest, as the Wonder Boys quickly reclaimed the advantage and used a 10-0 run to push ahead by double-digits (88-77) for the first time all game with 1:30 remaining.
• Freddy Lee iced a pair of free-throws to push Tech's final margin to 13 points, its largest margin of the game.  

NOTABLES

• OBU's Kevin Franceschi led all players with 27 points and nine boards.
• Brown chipped in six boards and two assists for the Wonder Boys, while Graham added seven rebounds and six assists.
• Bennie Lufile's eight rebounds led the Wonder Boys.
• Tech outshot OBU 50.8 to 46.9 percent, holding a 37-31 rebounding advantage.
• Tech held a 30-22 advantage in points in the paint, a 17-4 advantage in second-chance points, while OBU outscored Tech 8-2 on fast-break points.