THE RUNDOWN

Ouachita Baptist men's basketball led Arkansas-Monticello 58-57 with 10 and a half minutes remaining Saturday, but the Boll Weevils exploded for 31 points over the final 10:20 for an 88-68 win at Steelman Fieldhouse. Kendarious Smith led the Tigers with 21 points on the afternoon. Matt Stanley added 20 of his own.

The Tigers led 42-39 at halftime, as Smith and Ma'Darius Hobson combined for 23 points in the first half. After a back-and-forth start to the second half, the Boll Weevils made 12 of 18 field goal attempts in the final 10:20 to pull away and never looked back.
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- Ouachita played Saturday's game on less than 24 hours' rest, its first time playing on back-to-back days this season
- Smith brought his career scoring total up to 970
- Stanley's 20 points were a season high

BY THE NUMBERS

.800 - Stanley shot an efficient 8-10 from the floor
.190 - After a sustained improvement from beyond the arc of late, Ouachita made just four of 21 three-point attempts
.565 - Both teams were efficient with their scoring chances, as the Tigers and Boll Weevils combined to make 61 of 108 shots (.565)

NEXT UP

The Tigers host Harding on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Bill Vining Arena.