RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Sophomore Hamid Ford scored a career-high 21 points, but the University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team could not pull off the upset of the top-ranked Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys, falling 65-67 on Saturday at Tucker Coliseum.

The Boll Weevils (10-8, 5-3 GSC-West) had two chances at the end of regulation to either win the game or send the contest into overtime. Senior Derek Easter had a wide-open look at a trey with 22 seconds on the clock that was kept alive with an offensive rebound by senior Anthony Lacey, who made a pass to junior Nick Carey, who missed his three-point attempt.

Ford also had a shot to win the game with seven seconds, but his shot rattled out and was rebounded by Lacey. The inbound pass bounced off Nick Carey’s foot and out-of-bounds that sealed the win for the Wonder Boys.

UAM finished the game shooting 35.6 percent from the field (21-of-59), 25.9 percent from three-point range (7-of-27) and 61.5 percent from the free-throw line (16-of-26).

Other than Ford’s 21 points, Carey and Lacey also reached double-figures with 11 points each. Lacey added a game-high 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

The Wonder Boys (21-0, 8-0 GSC-West) extended their 10^th longest home win streak in the country with 16 straight at Tucker Coliseum.

ATU finished the game shooting 38.7 percent from the field (24-of-62), 14.3 percent from three-point range (3-of-21) and 88.9 percent from the foul line (16-of-18).

Renard Allen led the Wonder Boys with 17 points after making 3-of-10 shots from the field and a perfect 11-of-11 foul shots. Jeremy Dunbar and James Giles also reached double-figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively.

The Boll Weevils stay on the road for their next contest against Delta State next Thursday, February 11. Tipoff is slated for approximately 8 p.m. at Walter Siller Coliseum in Cleveland, Miss.