ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Lyrik Williams turned in a 16-point, 17-rebound effort, while Cheyenne North scored 22 points, grabbed six boards and dished out seven assists, as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (22-3, 18-3 Great American Conference) came from behind to down the Ouachita Baptist Tigers (13-14, 9-12 Great American Conference) on Thursday night at Bill Vining Arena.

NEXT UP
The Golden Suns conclude the 2017-18 regular season on Saturday, Feb. 24, hosting Arkansas-Monticello in a 1 p.m. matchup at Tucker Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded baskets over the opening minutes of the contest, sitting at a 7-7 tie five minutes into the game.
• OBU outscored Tech 8-2 down the stretch to take a 15-9 lead after the opening quarter.
• The Tigers kept the momentum through the opening minutes of the second quarter, stretching the lead into double figures as Jakkya Clay converted a three-point play to give OBU a 20-9 advantage.
• The OBU lead grew to as many as 14 (23-9) before the Golden Suns began to rally, cutting the deficit to two (29-27) late in the second quarter. OBU carried a five-point (32-27) advantage into the half.
• Tech tied the game at 34-34 just over two minutes into the second half, and claimed its first advantage (37-34) since early in the first quarter after a 3-pointer by Kylie Ladd with 7:17 to play in the third.
• The Golden Suns continued to extend the lead, pushing ahead by 10 (49-39) after a Jacie Higgins layup, eventually stretching the lead to 11 before settling into the fourth quarter with a 55-45 advantage.
• The Tech lead grew to as many as 17 points (74-57) before OBU's Kori Bullard hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to pull the Suns' final margin to 14 (74-60).

NOTABLES

• Ladd joined North and Williams in double figures with 15 points.
• Tech held a 51-30 advantage on the rebounding glass.
• The Golden Suns were narrowly outshot 40.0 to 39.7 percent.
• OBU held a 15-13 advantage in points off turnovers, while Tech held a 12-10 advantage in second-chance points, a 26-24 advantage in bench points, and a 34-32 advantage in points in the paint.
• With the win, Arkansas Tech claims the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Great American Conference championship tournament. Tech will play the No. 7 seed (to be determined) on Thursday, March 1 at 2:15 p.m.