MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team beat the Bisons of Harding Saturday afternoon by a final score of 90-62. 

 

• UAM jumps to 11-5 (6-4 GAC) overall
• HU falls to 1-15 (1-10 GAC) this season
   
• Derylton Hill recorded a career-high 32 points
• Karim Mawuenyega posted a double-double (16 points, and 10 assists)
  
   

• Derylton Hill —  32 points, 8 rebounds
• Tyrin Jones — 18 points, 6 steals
• Karim Mawuenyega — 16 points, 10 assists
• Keelin Jackson — 11 points, 4 rebounds
  
   

• This GAC match-up was closely contested throughout the opening first half of play as HU and UAM were knotted up at 16-16 with 13 minutes left to play.
• Arkansas-Monticello began to catch fire and jumped out to a double-digit lead after a layup from Troy Thomas to put the UAM advantage at 26-16 overall. 
• The Weevils closed out the half with a Hill layup with just seven seconds left on the clock to put the home lead out to 43-33. 
   

• UAM began to dominate in this contest in the second half, as a Mawuenyega layup with just over 17 minutes remaining gave the Weevils a double-digit, which they would hold for the remainder of the half. 
• Arkansas-Monticello capped off this game after a Thomas alley-oop dunk pushed the home advantage out to 26 points with under five minutes to go. 
• The Weevils took the victory over Harding at 90-62 by the final buzzer, with the help of shooting 54 percent from the floor, and forcing the Bisons to commit 23 total turnovers.
   

• UAM will next take on GAC rival Southern Arkansas on Tuesday, January 23 in Magnolia with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m.