RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Tech men's basketball team got back in the win column on Monday night with a 73-62 win at home against Arkansas-Monticello.
The win evens the season series with UAM as the Wonder Boys avenged a loss on the road against the Boll Weevils back in December.
In Monday night's game, the Wonder Boys got out to a quick start on both ends of the court and by the 7:22 mark had built up a double-digit lead. The lead was high as 16 on a pair of occasions in the first half before it was a 14-point spread going into the locker room, 33-19.
In the first half, the Wonder Boys shot over 50% from the field (13-of-24) and limited the Boll Weevils to just 23% shooting (7-of-30) overall which included an 0-for-11 mark from three-point range.
UAM would open the second half on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit in half with 17:17 left in regulation. The Wonder Boys were able to break the run and were back up by double digits by the 16:09 mark.
The Boll Weevils would put together one more surge that brought them within six points by the lead with 13:21 left, but a lightning fast 7-0 run over the course of a minute had the Wonder Boys back in control and leading by 13 points.
Tech would build the lead out as high as 20 points on a pair of occasions before closing out the game with an 11-point margin, 73-62.
The Wonder Boys were led in scoring by
David Elliott IV as he had 21 points off the bench. Elliott IV was 7-of-11 overall the floor, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. He also added a team-high six assists had five rebounds.
Aiden Underdown was next in scoring with 16 points followed by
Connor Davis and his 14.
Tech will now prepare to begin a four-game stretch of road games on Thursday night as they will be on the road at Harding. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
