MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team defeated Texas College in the 2017-18 home opener on Tuesday night by a final score of 110-59. 


 

• The Weevils improve to 4-1 (1-1 GAC) this season. 
• The Steers fall to 1-4 overall on the year. 
  
   

• Tyrin Jones:  22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
• Karim Mawuenyega:  21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds
• Troy Thomas:  17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Cobe Goosby:  15 points, 7 rebounds
  
   

• These two programs battled early on as the Weevils held a 12-11 lead over Texas College with 15:05 remaining in the opening half. 
• UAM began to pull away late in the first half of play after a Tyrin Jones three-pointer pushed the home squad's lead out to 40-25 with just over five minutes left to play.
• The Weevils continued to surge ahead on its big run late in this half, holding a 58-31 advantage over the Steers, as Karim Mawuenyega drove into the paint for the layup to see UAM out to a 27 point lead. 
  
   

• Arkansas-Monticello continued to ride its momentum from the first half into the second as the Weevils held a double-digit lead for the remainder of this contest.
• The largest lead UAM saw in this game was at 104-49 with just over three minutes left in the match-up, as the Weevils took the victory over Texas College by a final of 110-59.
• UAM as a team went on to shoot 62 percent overall from the field, as well as racking up 24 total assists on the night. 
  
   

• Arkansas-Monticello will next take on Philander Smith College this Saturday, November 25 in Monticello, Arkansas inside Steelman Field House with game-time set for 6:00 p.m.