DURANT, Okla.– RJ Glasper turned in a 25-point performance, while Will Adler added 23 of his own, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (2-9, 0-5 Great American Conference) was unable to overcome the clutch late shooting of Southeastern Oklahoma (8-2, 4-2), falling 90-86 on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 5, facing East Central in Ada, Okla. A 3 p.m. tip-off is scheduled.     

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded leads 12 times over the first 10 minutes of the contest, but Southeastern Oklahoma outscored Tech 10-3 in the subsequent minutes to claim a 32-26 advantage with 8:34 remaining in the opening half. 
• Tech was able to reclaim the lead (36-35) on a Glasper jumper with 5:20 to play in the half. 
• A 3-pointer by Adler with 4:05 to play in the half gave Tech its last lead of the half (41-40). The Savage Storm reclaimed the lead seconds later and took a two-point (49-47) advantage into the break.
  Tech briefly claimed a 90-86 lead on the opening possession of the second half on a 3-pointer by Glasper, stretching its lead to three (54-51) with 18:17 to play before Southeastern went back ahead, grabbing a three-point advantage with 17:01 to play.
• Southeastern twice pushed its lead out to four before the Wonder Boys came back and reclaimed the lead. 
• Again the Savage Storm pushed ahead, claiming an eight-point (85-77) advantage with 2:23 to play.
• The Wonder Boys cut the deficit to just one point on a long 3-pointer by Adler with 39 seconds remaining, but Southeastern's DJ Henderson buried a corner 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining to claim the victory.  

NOTABLES

• Southeastern outshot Tech 46.6 percent to 41.9 percent for the game. 
• The Wonder Boys held a 46-41 rebounding edge. 
• Glasper's scoring total represented a game high.
• Glasper's nine boards and six assists also led all players. 
• The two teams were even with four points off turnovers, while Tech held an 18-2 advantage in fast-break points and a 36-34 advantage in points in the paint. Southeastern held a 17-11 advantage in second-chance buckets.