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HENDERSON STATE 69, ARKANSAS TECH 63 Aaron Cooper scored 18 points, Kevin Kozan had 16 points and had 3 rebounds, Kelvin Dixon had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Reggie Murphy had 10 points and 7 rebounds to lead Henderson State (5-3, 3-1 Great American Conference) past Arkansas Tech at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia. The Reddies shot 44 percent from the field and forced 21 turnovers. D.J. Jethroe had 17 points for Arkansas Tech (4-5, 0-2) and Mike Balogun had 15 points. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 71,

HARDING 68 Jamal Peterson made key three-pointer and two late free throws to lift the host Boll Weevils over Harding in a Great American Conference game at Steelman Field House in Monticello. Peterson made a three-pointer from the right wing to give the Boll Weevils a 69-67 lead after Johnathan McGee had made a layup to give Harding a 67-66 lead with 1:45 to play. After Andraz Kavas made 1 of 2 free throws to get the Bisons to within 69-68, Peterson made two free throws to set the final margin. Peterson led the Boll Weevils (3-3, 1-3) with 16 points and five rebounds. Richard Bendyth had 16 points. Cameron Blue had 13 points and seven rebounds. Sharif Hudson had 11 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Gibson led Harding (3-5, 1-2) with 21 points and six rebounds. Jonathan McGee had 19 points and four rebounds. Kavas had 12 points and 12 rebounds. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 75,

OUACHITA BAPTIST 59 Aire’k Brown led Southern Arkansas (4-2, 3-1) with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks in a Great American Conference victory at the W.T. Watson Center in Magnolia. Chauncy Williams also had 17 points, while Jaron Davis finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Tyrell Taylor had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. The Muleriders shot 44.4 percent from the field, including 8 of 20 from behind the three-point line, and forced 15 turnovers despite being outrebounded 44-33. Tirrell Brown led Ouachita Baptist (5-2, 1-1) with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. Justin McLeary had 10 points. HARDIN SIMMONS 96, UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 82 Ted Beard led Ozarks (3-3, 1-2 American Southwest Conference) with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a victory in Clarksville. Dylan Gray had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kelby Robinson had 10 points and 10 rebounds. WILLIAMS BAPTIST 82, WILLIAM WOODS 53 Abel Yekeh led Williams Baptist (4-4, 3-1 American Midwest Conference) with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a victory at Walnut Ridge. James McClain had 21 points and seven rebounds. Tevin Howard had 17 points and eight rebounds. D.J. Johnson led William Woods (3-6, 1-2) with 12 points.

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STATE 56 Fatima Adams had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Katrina Hayden added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Jacinda Myers-Sanders had 12 points and 5 rebounds to lead Arkansas Tech (7-0, 2-0 Great American Conference) to a victory over Henderson State (2-7, 0-4) at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia. The Golden Suns outrebounded the Lady Reddies 48-42 and forced 19 turnovers, overcoming 34.3 percent shooting from the floor. Aungelique Sledge led Henderson State with 21 points. Annie Thomas had 12 points and 11 rebounds. HARDING 68, ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 49 Harding shot 52 percent from the floor and held held Arkansas-Monticello to a a season-low 31 percent shooting from the field in a Great American Conference victory at Steelman Field House in Monticello. Arielle Saunder led the Lady Bisons (62, 3-0) with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Correy Moyer had 12 points, and Falan Miller had 10. Jordan Goforth (3-5, 2-2) led the Cotton Blossoms with 19 points and four rebounds. Nikki Mullen added 10 points. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 69,

OUACHITA BAPTIST 67 Tierra Tucker made two free throws with less than 10 seconds left to give Southern Arkansas a Great American Conference victory over Ouachita Baptist at the W.T. Watson Center in Magnolia. Tucker drove the lane, was fouled and made both free throws. Ouachita Baptist had a chance to win the game with a three-pointer, but it bounced off the rim. Brianna Sifford and Carlee Earls led the Lady Muleriders (4-4, 2-2) with 12 points. Rosa Bryant had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tucker had 10 points. Taylor Bowles led Ouachita Baptist (3-5, 0-2) with 19 points. Breanna Harris had 15 points and three rebounds. Katherine West and Kori Bullard finished with 10 points each. UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 58,

HARDIN-SIMMONS 53 Ashley Hipps finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to lead Ozarks (4-3, 1-2 American Southwest Conference) to a victory in Clarksville. Bryanna Moltz had 13 points. WILLIAM WOODS 64, WILLIAMS BAPTIST 51 Kennedy Volkart scored 21 points and had nine rebounds to lead William Woods (8-1, 4-0 American Midwest Conference) to a victory in Walnut Ridge. Alisha Stone had 19 points to lead Williams Baptist (3-5, 2-2).