RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Will Adler turned in a 20-point performance while Ramses Sandifer added 19, leading the way as five Arkansas Tech players reached double figures as the Wonder Boys (3-10, 1-6 Great American Conference) fought their way to an 85-74 win over No. 15/19 Southern Nazarene (12-3, 5-2) on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum.  
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys play host to Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday in a 3 p.m. contest.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southern Nazarene claimed a lead early in the first half, going ahead 8-4 just under three minutes into the game. 
• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Adler and Sandifer gave Tech its first lead of the contest at 10-8 with 16:36 remaining in the opening half, and at the 15:15 mark another 3-pointer by Adler stretched the Tech advantage to 13-8. 
• Yet another 3-pointer by Adler pushed Tech's lead to eight (24-16) at the 12:04 mark. 
• SNU twice pulled to within two in the ensuing minutes, but after a dunk by Noah Starkey pulled the Crimson Storm to within 30-28 at the 8:06 mark, Tech stretched its lead yet again and went into the half with a nine-point (43-34) advantage. 
• The Tech lead hit double digits on Tech's first possession of the second half, as Ramses Sandifer buried a 3-pointer with 19:35 to play that stretched the Tech lead to 12 (46-34). 
• SNU rallied with a 9-1 run to pull to within four (47-43) with 16:48 remaining, but an Alex Brown 3-pointer created a bit of separation as the Tech lead went back to seven (50-43) with 16:40 on the clock.
• The Wonder Boys doubled that advantage in the ensuing minutes, claiming a 14-point (65-51) lead with 12:44 remaining on a Freddy Lee jumper. 
• SNU quickly closed that gap, pulling to within two (67-65) with 5:41 remaining on a Noah Starkey layup, but Tech outscored the Crimson Storm 8-1 over the next three minutes to claim a nine-point (75-66) advantage with 2:18 to play.
• SNU twice pulled to within five before the Wonder Boys puilled away over the final minute.

NOTABLES

• SNU held a 24-8 advantage in second-chance points and a 54-24 advantage in points in the paint, while the Wonder Boys held a 16-11 advantage in points off turnovers and a 12-6 advantage in fast-break points. 
• Adler and Sandifer were joined in double figures by Glasper (18 points), Alex Brown (11 points) and Freddy Lee (11 points). 
• Brown led Tech with eight boards, while Glasper dished out seven assists. 
• SNU held a 46-38 rebounding edge.
• The Wonder Boys were 12-of-31 from 3-point land while SNU was 4-of-22.