State sports briefs

BOXING Silver Gloves set for Thursday

The Region 6 Silver Gloves will be held Thursday-Saturday at the North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow St.

The tournament will feature state champions from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Champions will advance to the Silver Gloves National Tournament in Independence, Mo., on Jan. 30-Feb. 2.

Bouts will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Arkansas Tech falls to East Central

R.J. Glasper scored 21 points to lead four players with at least 10 points as Arkansas Tech University lost to East Central (Okla.) 95-78 on Saturday in Ada, Okla.

Glasper made 5 of 15 shots from the floor and 10 of 11 free throws for the Wonder Boys (2-7, 0-6 Great American Conference).

Josiah Thomas had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Will Adler had 15 points and 4 rebounds, and Alex Brown had 14 point and 6 rebounds.

The Wonder Boys shot 37.3 percent (25 of 67) from the floor, including 11 of 28 on three-pointers, and were outrebounded 44-34.

Camron Talley had 25 points and four rebounds for East Central (7-4, 4-2), which shot 54.1 percent (33 of 61) from the floor.

SE Oklahoma wins big over Harding

Kellen Manek led Southeastern Oklahoma State (9-2, 5-2 GAC) with 22 points, and Kevin Buckingham added 18 to lead their team to a 76-55 victory over Harding University in Durant, Okla., on Saturday.

J.V. Long led Harding (5-6, 3-3) with 14 points, and J.P. Brandon added 11 points.

Harding shot 23 of 63 from the floor (36.5 percent), including 2 of 22 on three-pointers.

Henderson loses at Southern Nazarene

Jhonathan Dunn led Southern Nazarene (12-2, 5-1 GAC) to an 84-72 victory over Henderson State University on Saturday in Bethany, Okla.

Quaylon Newton added 16 points and Noah Starkey had 12 for Southern Nazarene, which shot 31 of 62 from the floor (50.0 percent) and made 15 0f 20 free throws.

Rel Johnson led Henderson State (8-5, 3-4) with 15 points and 5 rebounds, Chris Parker added 14 points and Raekwon Rogers finished with 12.

Henderson State shot 24 of 64 (37.5 percent) from the floor.

UAM wins in overtime

KJ Leisure made 1 of 2 free throws with 18 seconds left and came up with a steal with 2 seconds left to give the University of Arkansas at Monticello a 75-74 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday in Alva, Okla.

Leisure led the Boll Weevils (9-3, 5-1 GAC) with 25 points and 3 rebounds. Darnell Wright and Kwame McBean finished with 10 points.

Jack Peck led Northwestern Oklahoma State (3-9, 1-5) with 16 points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Harding loses in overtime

Kamryn Cantwell made a layup with 1:32 left to give Southeastern Oklahoma State a 69-68 lead in overtime, and Harding University didn’t score again in a 74-68 loss Saturday in Durant, Okla.

Southeastern Oklahoma’s Katie Webb made two free throws with no time left in regulation to send the game to overtime.

Cantrell led Southeastern Oklahoma (7-4, 5-2 GAC) with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Webb had 18 points and nine rebounds.

Amanda Kearney led Harding (8-4, 3-3) with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Kellie Lampo had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Carissa Caples had 12 points and Peyton Padgett had nine points and 10 rebounds.

UAM wins at NW Oklahoma

Mackenzie Johnson led the University of Arkansas at Monticello (4-7, 3-3 GAC) with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cotton Blossoms to a 88-70 victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday in Alva, Okla.

Berniezha Tidwell added 15 points. Whitney O’Dell added 14 points and 4 rebounds. Dezirae King had 13 points. Chari Swift and Jaida Harden had 12 points.

The Cotton Blossoms shot 55.9 percent (33 of 59) from the floor, including 9 of 16 on three-pointers.

Kalea King led Northwestern Oklahoma (5-8, 2-4) with 18 points and five rebounds. Bailey Brown had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

— Democrat-Gazette Press Services