MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jacie Higgins scored 13 points, Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse added 12 points and Jayana Sanders chipped in ten points, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (3-4, 1-2 Great American Conference) ran into foul trouble and fell 75-65 to the Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms (2-5, 1-2) on Saturday afternoon at Steelman Fieldhouse.
 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns return to Tucker Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 12, hosting Southern Arkansas in a 5:30 p.m. contest.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded baskets over the opening minutes of the contest, Tech was able to build a seven point advantage (10-3) after Jayana Sanders drilled a 3-pointer.
• UAM put a small run together, scoring eight of the next 15 points to trim the Golden Sun advantage to three points (14-11) with 3:09 remaining in the first quarter.
• Tech answered with an 8-4 run to close the quarter out, capped by Higgins half-court shot that went in as the buzzer went off. Tech led UAM 22-15 after one quarter of play.
• Tech used the opening two minutes of the second quarter to stretch its lead to 30-17. UAM was able to narrow the gap to eight points (35-28), however five straight points from Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse pushed the Tech advantage back to double digits (40-27) with 1:15 remaining in the half.
• The Cotton Blossoms score the final four points of the first half to cut the deficit to nine at the break (40-31).
• UAM opened the second half on a 5-0 run and to cut the deficit to 40-36 at the 6:50 minute mark.
• Tech answered with a 13-2 run, highlighted by two 3-pointers from Higgins to give the Suns a 15-point advantage (53-38), Tech's largest lead of the game.
• The Cotton Blossoms closed out the third quarter on a 9-0 run, cashing in on Tech fouls as six of those nine points came off free throws.
• UAM continued their run into the fourth quarter, scoring the first six points, to knot the game up at 53-53 with 7:47 remaining in regulation.
• Stackhouse quickly gave Tech the lead back as her 3-pointer pushed the score to 56-53.
• UAM gained its first lead of the game after Nina Kizzee hit a layup with 4:13 left to play (60-59).
• The Cotton Blossoms outscored Tech 14-6 down the stretch, sealing a 74-65 win for UAM.

NOTABLES

• UAM out shot Tech 40.0 to 36.9 percent.
• UAM made the most of its trips to the charity stripe, connecting on 30 of 40 attempts, while Tech was 10-20 from the free throw line.
• Tech held an 18-17 advantage in points off turnovers, while UAM held a 50-33 rebounding advantage, a 10-4 advantage in second-chance baskets and a 21-16 advantage in fast break points.
• Tech committed 33 personal fouls, while UAM committed 19 personal fouls.