RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Alex Brown set the new school record and Great American Conference record for the most 3-point field goals made in a single game with 12 made threes, as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (15-8, 9-8 GAC) ran past the Bison with a 97-67 victory over Oklahoma Baptist (9-14, 6-11 GAC) on Saturday. Brown finished with 41 points and 10 rebounds, tied for the sixth most points scored in a single game in GAC history.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech travels to Magnolia, Ark. for its next contest, as the Wonder Boys take on Southern Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Live video, audio and statistics are available at www.arkansastechsports.com.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oklahoma Baptist took the first lead on a layup 16 seconds in the game. The Bison led 9-8 at the 16:38 minute mark.
• Tech answered with a 17-2 run capped by a Montrell Williams fade away jumper to give the Wonder Boys a 14-point advantage (25-11) with a little over 12 minutes remaining in the opening half.
• Brown sparked a 20-5 run, as he scored 20 straight points for the Wonder Boys, netting all seven of his shots, six of which were from beyond the arc. Tech led 45-16 with 6:06 remaining in the first half.
• The Wonder Boys closed the first half on a 10-7 run, highlighted by a Brown 3-pointer at the buzzer. Tech held a 32-point advantage (55-32) going into the break.
• In the opening minutes of the second half, Oklahoma Baptist went on a 5-2 run to trim the Tech lead to 29-points (57-28).
• The Wonder Boys answered with an 8-0 run, six of the points coming from back-to-back 3-pointers from Williams to give Tech a 37-point advantage (65-28), its largest lead of the game.
• The Bison cut the lead the 29 points on two different occasions (77-48, 92-63) but that's as close as they would get as the Wonder Boys held on for their third straight victory over Oklahoma Baptist.

 
NOTABLES

• Arkansas Tech moves to 9-8 in conference play, the Wonder Boys are currently tied for fifth in the Great American Conference standings.
• Brown set a new school record and GAC record for most 3-pointers in a single game with 12 made threes. Brown went 12-for-20 from behind the arc. During a stretch in the first half, Brown hit six consecutive threes, scoring 20 straight points for the Wonder Boys.
• The Wonder Boys set a new school record for the most made 3-pointers in a single game, with 20 made threes. Tech went 20-for-45 from deep. The Wonder Boys fell one 3-pointer shy of tying the GAC record for most threes in a game, which was set by Harding last season when they hit 21 3-pointers against Northwestern Oklahoma.
• Brown and Williams combined for 67 points and 22 rebounds. Brown notched his second double-double of the season with his 41 points and ten rebounds. Brown's 41 points is tied for the sixth most points scored in a single game in GAC history.
• Williams recorded his second double-double of the season with his 26 points and 12 rebounds.
• RJ Glasper fell three rebounds shy of posting a triple-double as he finished the day with ten points, a career-high 12 assists, and seven rebounds.
• Tech also set a season-high in assists, as the Wonder Boys dished out 28 assists, led by Glasper's 12 and followed by Freddy Lee with eight and Josiah Thomas with a career-high four assists.
• Tech finished with a 48.6 percent rate on field goals, while holding Oklahoma Baptist to 33.8 percent from the field.
• The Wonder Boys won the battle inside, out rebounding the Bison 46-40. Tech also forced 12 turnovers and scored 15 points off of those turnovers.