RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys travel to Searcy, Ark. on Monday to take on Harding, as part of the NCAA's Division II Showcase on WatchESPN. The Great American Conference contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
COVERAGE
Live video, statistics and audio for the game are available at www.arkansastechsports.com. The game will be streamed live on WatchESPN or the ESPN app, and can also be heard live on 102.3-FM (KCJC) Russellville with Sam Strasner calling the play-by-play.Â
ALL-TIME SERIES
Arkansas Tech leads the all-time series against Harding, 72-57. The Wonder Boys won the last meeting, 78-59, but Tech is just 24-32 all-time in Searcy.Â
SCOUTING THE WONDER BOYS
Arkansas Tech (10-4, 4-4 GAC) has lost three straight after starting the season 10-1. The Wonder Boys most recently fell to Southern Arkansas on Saturday, 80-76.Â
Tech leads the GAC in scoring, as five Wonder Boys are averaging at least 10 points per game. R.J. Glasper paces Arkansas Tech with 16.9 points per game. In Tech's loss to SAU on Saturday, Montrell Williams led the Wonder Boys with 18 points in 20 minutes, including 10-14 shooting from the free-throw line. Freddy Lee is averaging 5.4 assists per game this season, and he leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.Â
SCOUTING THE BISONS
Harding (1-12, 1-7 GAC) earned its first win of the season on Saturday, defeating Ouachita 77-73 to snap the Bisons' longest losing streak in program history. The Bisons currently sit in a tie for 11th in the GAC standings.
Harding averages 67.5 points per game, led by Tim Wagner's 15.9 points per contest. Preston Anderson follows with 12.4 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bisons rank at the bottom of the conference in scoring margin, free-throw percentage and rebounding margin.
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