Arkansas Tech men win in OT

Two free throws by Kelyn Adams with one second left in overtime gave Arkansas Tech a 65-64 victory over the University of Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville.

The Boll Weevils led by seven points with just over four minutes left in the second half when a Dajuan Jones layup gave them a 54-47 lead, but the Wonder Boys forced overtime when Cam Kennedy’s layup with 45 seconds remaining tied the game at 58-58.

The teams traded the lead in overtime, but a layup by Lemmie Howard with 21 seconds left gave UAM a 64-63 lead. Adams made the winning free throws after being fouled by Keyon Craddock.

Cejay Mann scored a game-high 22 points to lead Arkansas Tech (4-3, 2-3 Great American Conference), which also got 14 points from Tony Hall and 10 from Niko Gosnell. Jones led Arkansas-Monticello (4-2, 3-2) with 21 points, Miles Daniels poured in 14 and Howard added 12. In other Great American Conference men’s action Saturday, Ouachita Baptist University (1-2, 1-2) outscored Harding University 49-45 in the second half to earn a 78-74 victory at Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. Deaveon Bankston led the Tigers with 17 points. Ramiro Santiago had a game-high 22 points for the Bisons, who hit a season-high 14 three-pointers. … Aaron Lucas scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Southern Arkansas University (5-1, 5-1) to a 68-66 victory over Henderson State University (2-4, 2-4) at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center in Magnolia. Damian Dear led the Reddies with 15 points.