Monticello, Ark. – The Tigers got back in the win column as Ouachita handed Arkansas- Monticello its first home loss of the season 75-68.

Trey Harris led the Tigers with 21 points. Allie Freeman added 17 on 80 percent three-point shooting.

For Monticello, Marcus Gilbert led all scorers with 22 while four other Weevils tallied double digit points.

The game was back and forth until the Tigers took off in the final five minutes. Harris gave the Tigers a 59-58 lead with 4:47 to play and the team never looked back. A pair of three pointers by Harris and Freeman with under three to go shifted all the momentum the Tiger's way. With a minute to play, Ouachita had a comfortable ten-point lead and coasted into victory.

From the opening tip the two teams traded buckets. The Tigers put its stamp on the first half when Freeman hit a three to go ahead by two with a few minutes to play. The Tigers went into halftime with a five-point lead.

The second half played out just like the first. Monticello was never able to get any amount of overbearing momentum, which opened the door for Ouachita to make that move. The Tigers sealed the game with clutch play down the stretch to gather in a much-needed victory.

Ouachita improved to 7-8, 4-6 in conference play, while Arkansas- Monticello dropped to 11-6, 5-5 in conference.

The Tigers will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 23 at home against Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. To stay up to date on all things Tiger basketball, stay tuned to obutigers.com.