Weevils End 2007 With 20-Point Win Over Clayton State
December 31, 2007

MONTICELLO, Arkansas – The Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils finished the 2007 part of the schedule with a 78-58 win over Clayton State, which included UAM winning every category except bench points.

To counter the Laker bench points, junior starter Derek Easter (El Dorado, Ark.) and junior starter Raymond Wright (New York, N.Y.) were the game high scorers after both big men finished with 20 points.

Wright turned in a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds, while adding three assists, two blocked-shots, and one steal to his final totals. Wright reached double-digit scoring before halftime, when UAM took a 39-22 lead into the locker room.

Easter shot 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field, connected on 2-of-5 three-point attempts, and sank all four of his free throw attempts. Easter tied Wright for a game-high of two blocked-shots.

Other top finishers for the Weevils included junior Deron Brown (Paris, Kent.) and junior Marcus Baham (Paterson, N.J.) who both finished with 14 points.

Brown added four assists, one steal, and two rebounds to his final numbers, while Baham shot 60 percent from the field and also pulled down six rebounds.

Prior to this game, Clayton State had won four of its last five games; and with the loss, the Lakers drop to an even 5-5 overall this season.

UAM, which improves to 6-3 overall this season, was perfect from the foul line in the win, after the team combined to connect on 10-of-10 attempts.

The Weevils recorded its second best field goal shooting game of the season, with a final 55 percent (32-58), while also recording five blocked-shots total, which also was the second best total this season.

UAM travels to West Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 3 for a non-conference game with the Tigers starting at 6 p.m.