MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team hosted Ecclesia College at Steelman Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon for their fifth contest of the season. The Weevils came out of the game with a dominant 94-30 win over the Royals.
Newcomer
Jamir Turner led the way for Arkansas-Monticello (3-2) with a double-double, posting 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Turner was perfect on the day, hitting 9-9 field goals while contributing six assists and two steals.
Four Weevils posted 10 points, including
Seth Grandberry,
Noah Thomas,
Devin Davis, and
Alex Brogdon. Grandberry was 4-10 on shots and 2-6 from range with an assist and a rebound. Thomas was also perfect on the afternoon, hitting 4-4 field goals and 3-3 threes while grabbing five rebounds and three steals and dishing out three assists and a block. Davis was 5-6 on field goals while passing four assists, grabbing two rebounds, and getting one steal. Brogdon continues to be a contributor to the Weevil offense, hitting 5-5 field goals, passing for five assists, and grabbing three defensive rebounds.
Ecclesia College (0-9) was led by
Ahmod Raymond with 10 points.
The Boll Weevils dominated in the first half, scoring 51 points and only allowing the Royals to score nine. In the opening 20 minutes, UAM was 23-27 on field goals, compared to Ecclesia's 2-20.
UAM once again fired on all cylinders in the second 20 minutes, outscoring Ecclesia 43-21. The game would conclude with a monstrous 94-30 win for UAM.
Arkansas-Monticello committed only eight turnovers in the entirety of the match.
UP NEXT
The Weevils return to action on Tuesday, November 26, when they travel to Delta State University. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Men's basketball schedule.
How to follow the Weevils: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Men's Basketball, visit
www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels on
Twitter,
Instagram, and
Facebook.
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