Box Score ARLINGTON, Texas– Dillon Gooding turned in a 19-point effort, Devante Foster chipped in 17 points, and RJ Glasper added 14, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team was unable to overcome the late surge by UT-Arlington, falling 85-68 to the Mavericks in an exhibition contest on Sunday at the College Park Center. 
 
NEXT UP

• The Wonder Boys are back in action on Saturday, November 30, facing Baptist Bible in a 2 p.m. matchup.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded baskets over the first four minutes of the game, with UTA grabbing an early six-point (15-9) advantage at the 16:22 mark. 
• The Wonder Boys rallied with seven consecutive points to claim a 16-15 lead with 14:38 remaining in the half. 
• UTA reclaimed the lead on the subsequent possession, and opened up an eight-point (34-26) lead with 5:56 remaining in the half, but the Wonder Boys came back again and pulled to within two (36-34) after a 3-pointer by Gooding with 2:55 remaining in the half. 
• The Mavs used a 3-point play with six seconds remaining in the half to take a seven-point halftime lead (43-36). 
• UTA pushed its lead into double digits in the opening minutes of the second half, leading by as many as 14 (53-39) with 16:32 to play.
• Tech rallied again, cutting the deficit to five (55-50) with 13:10 to play after a 3-point play by Foster.
• UTA used a 9-0 run to push its lead back into double figures, extending the lead out to 14 (64-50) before Tech broke the run with a pair of free throws.  
• Tech was unable to pull to within single digits as the Mavs held on for the win.

NOTABLES

• UTA outshot Tech 50.7 to 37.9 percent and held a 40-30 rebounding edge.
• The Wonder Boys were 10-for-31 from long-range and 14-of-15 from the charity stripe. 
•  Gooding dished out a team-best five assists, while Foster led Tech with eight boards.