Russellville, AR – Riley Marshall Harding scored a team-high 18 points in a 91-57 loss to Arkansas Tech in a Great American Conference men's basketball game Thursday at Tucker Coliseum.
With the loss, Harding falls to 7-10 overall and 4-7 in conference play. Tech went 13-4 overall, and in the GAC he went 9-2, keeping him in first place.
Marshall scored 13 of Harding's 23 points in the first half, making 5 of 10 from the field and three 3-pointers. Five of the Bisons' eight field goals in the first half were 3-pointers. Kane McBride I had the other two.
Marshall made 6 of 11 shots in the game.
wyatt gilbert The Bisons added a career-high 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including two 3-pointers.
Arkansas Tech didn't make every shot they took in the first half…it just felt that way. The Wonder Boys shot 52.9% from the field and made six 3-pointers.
With 13:18 left and Harding leading 17-12, McBride hit his second 3-pointer. Tech went on a 14-1 run over the next five minutes, leading 31-13 at the 6:41 mark. At the buzzer, a 3-point shot was made from the right side, and the Wonder Boys entered halftime with a 46-23 lead.
In the second half, Tech University led by as many as 41 points.
Harding's next game is Saturday at home against Ouachita Baptist. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Rose Reeves Fieldhouse.
