RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Montrell Williams had a huge night, scoring 23 points and grabbing six rebounds, Freddy Lee added 15 points, Bennie Lufile contributed a 11-point, 10-rebound double-double, and Justin Graham added 10 points, seven rebounds, and six assists as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (16-4, 12-4 Great American Conference) rolled to a 92-68 win over Southern Arkansas (9-13, 7-9 GAC) on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum.

NEXT UP
The Wonder Boys hit the road for a 3 p.m. matinee at Ouachita Baptist on Saturday, February 11.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southern Arkansas controlled the pace in the opening minutes of the contest, opening up a six-point (11-5) lead just under three minutes into the game.
• Tech erased the deficit in short order, knotting the game at 11-11 at the 15:19 mark of the opening half.
• After SAU reclaimed the advantage on a bucket on its next possession, Tech hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull ahead by four points.
• SAU knotted the game at 17-17 at the 13:10 mark, but the Wonder Boys again pulled ahead by six in short order.
• The Muleriders' Darnell Jones-Bowie hit a 3-pointer with 10:08 to play in the half to pull SAU to within three (26-23), but the Wonder Boys went on a 10-0 run to push the lead into double figures, and Tech carried a 17-point (53-36) advantage into the half.
• Tech stretched its lead to over 20 in the opening minutes of the second half and would reach a 30-point lead (79-49) after a Bennie Lufile dunk with 7:37 to play, and the Wonder Boys would hold the Muleriders at arm's length the remainder of the way.

NOTABLES

• Tech outshot SAU 45.8 to 35.9 percent for the game.
• The Wonder Boys outrebounded SAU 48-36.
• Tech held a 30-22 advantage on points in the paint and a 14-8 advantage on second-chance points. SAU took advantage of 15 Tech turnovers to outscore the Wonder Boys 10-5 off turnovers.
• Tech assisted on 16 of 33 made baskets, while connecting on 13-of-31 3-pointers.