GAME DAY INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 3-3 (1-3 GAC)	ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO BOLL WEEVILS 4-1 (4-1 GAC)
Saturday, January 23 | 4 p.m. Russellville, Ark. | Tucker Coliseum LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE | ATU NOTES

TIPPING OFF
The Arkansas Tech men's basketball team is back at home and continues its second round of GAC Eastern Divisional play as the Wonder Boys are set to take on Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday afternoon inside Tucker Coliseum. The Wonder Boys will be looking to avenge a loss to the Boll Weevils from their first encounter in Monticello back on January 7. 

In their most-recent game this past Thursday, the Wonder Boys staged a late second-half rally that ultimately fell just short on the road at Henderson State. 

Trailing by 13 points with 4:05 left to play, the Wonder Boys went on a 10-2 run over the next two and a half minutes and made it a five-point game with 1:43 left in the second half. After a pair of free throws by the Reddies made it a seven-point game on their ensuing trip down the floor, the Wonder Boys ripped off a 4-0 scoring burst to close to within three points with only 48 seconds remaining. 

Another forced turnover of the Reddies and subsequent foul gave the Wonder Boys a chance to bring the game to within a single point with 12 seconds left, but a split trip to the charity stripe kept Henderson in the lead by two points. The Reddies then were able to seal the game and birng it to its final margin of four points with a pair of made free throws. 

Prior to their comeback efforts from the 4:05 mark on, the Wonder Boys were able to stay in the game as the Reddies, who ironically ended up shooting 50% overall from the floor, went ice cold over the final 7:32 of the game in terms of making baskets. From that point on, the Reddies, who had a 12-point lead at that moment, were 0-for-4 from the field and turned the ball over five times.

TECH TIDBITS 

The Wonder Boys enter play tonight with a 3-3 record and a 1-3 mark in the GAC. As a team, the Wonder Boys are averaging 69.8 ppg and rank ninth in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Wonder Boys rank fifth in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 70.2 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Wonder Boys are ninth in the conference as they are shooting at an overall clip of .421 (144-of-342) and are limiting opponents to a .415 mark (144-of- 347) to rank fifth. 

Individually, the Wonder Boys have three players averaging double figures in scoring. True freshman Cejay Mann leads the way at 11.8 ppg Senior Tony Hall is next in scoring at 11.5 ppg. Senior Ke'Lyn Adams rounds out double figure scoring at 11.2 ppg. 

The Wonder Boys are coached by Mark Downey, who is in his first season back on the sidelines at Tech after a 10-year hiatus. Previously, Downey patrolled the sidelines at Tech for four seasons. In his final season, Downey guided the Wonder Boys to a program-record 30 wins and during the course of that season, the Wonder Boys were ranked No. 1 in NCAA DII for the first time ever. 

In his time at Tech, which is now in its fifth season, Downey has amassed an 80-46 record. Overall, Downey is in his 14th season as a head coach and has career record of 246-152. 

SCOUTING THE BOLL WEEVILS 

Arkansas-Monticello enters their game against the Wonder Boys 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the GAC. The Boll Weevils are also riding a two-game winning streak with wins over Henderson State and Harding. 

In their most-recent game, the Boll Weevils staged a second half comeback against Harding. Trailing 32-25 at the break, the Boll Weevils went on to out-score the Bisons 52-34 in the second half en route to a 77-66 win. The spark of the comeback came at the 12:21 mark when UAM hit the first of six-straight three-pointers. The last of those during that run came at the 8:40 mark and capped what was an 18-3 run that turned a tied game into a 15-point lead for the Boll Weevils. UAM remained in control the rest of the game. 

Statistically, the Boll Weevils are averaging 76.8 ppg on offense to rank fourth in the GAC and are giving up an average of 64.2 ppg to rank third in the GAC. In terms of field goal percentages, UAM is shooting at .470 clip overall (124-of-264) to rank second and are allowing opponents to shot at a mark of .399 (105-of-263) to rank second. 

Individually, the Boll Weevils have four players scoring in double figures and are led by Miles Daniels at 17.8 ppg. Next behind Daniels is Denzell McDuffey at 15.4 ppg. Dajuan Jones and Lemmie Howard round out double-figure scoring at 11.8 ppg for Jones and 10.0 ppg for Howard, respectively. 

The Boll Weevils are coached by Kyle Tolin, who is in his seventh season at UAM. In his time as a head coach at UAM, Tolin has amassed a 96-84 record.