RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.– Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse turned in an 18-point, four-rebound effort, while Hannah Villines added 13 points, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Sun basketball team (3-3, 1-1 Great American Conference) was unable to outlast Henderson State (5-1, 2-0 GAC), falling 70-62 Saturday afternoon at Tucker Coliseum.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to action on Saturday, December 8, as the Suns travel to Monticello, Ark. to Arkansas-Monticello. A 5:30 p.m. tip-off is scheduled.    

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Henderson State got off to a red-hot start, opening the game on a 17-6 run. The Reddies held a 21-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• HSU scored the first nine points of the second quarter to extend their lead to 18 points (30-12).
• Tech used a 7-0 run, highlighted by two Villines layups to trim the Reddie lead back to 11 points (30-19) at the 5:23 minute mark.
• Henderson used a pair of 3-pointers to push its lead to 17 points (41-24) with 2:24 remaining in the first half.
• The Suns scored the final five points of the half and went into the break trailing the Reddies 41-29.
• Tech scored the first five points of the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 41-33.
• Henderson State pushed its lead back to 12 points after a Pink Jones layup, but the Suns answered with back-to-back buckets, capped by a Jayana Sanders 3-poiner to cut the Reddie advantage to 49-42 at the 4:31 minute mark .
• HSU closed out the third quarter on an 8-2 run to put the score at 57-44 going into the final quarter of play.
• With Henderson holding on to a 57-44 advantage, the Golden Suns outscored HSU 16-5 to pull to within 62-60 with 3:34 remaining in regulation.
• The Suns went cold over the final three minutes of the game, going 1-7 from the field, allowing the Reddies to end the game on a 10-2 run and escape with a 70-62 win.

 NOTABLES

• HSU outshot Tech 34.9 to 33.8 percent for the contest.
• The Reddies held their biggest advantage in points off of turnovers, outscoring Tech 25-5.
• Tech held a 53-38 advantage on the rebounding glass.
• HSU held a slight advantage in points in the paint (26-24), while Tech held a 15-7 advantage in second-chance points.
• Jacie Higgins added 11 points in the game. 
• Lyrik Williams recorded a team-high 13 rebounds, Ryan Goodsell followed with eight boards.
• Henderson State forced 22 Golden Sun turnovers.