DURANT, Okla. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello Men's Basketball team continued conference play on Thursday evening traveling to Durant, Oklahoma, to take on out-of-state foe, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The Weevils came up short in the contest, falling to the Savage Storm, 71-57. 

Seth Grandberry once again led Arkansas-Monticello (4-17, 1-14 GAC) with 16 points on the evening. Grandberry was 7-17 on field goals, with 1-6 shots falling from beyond the arc, and1-1 from the free throw line. He also contributed a team-leading eight defensive rebounds, two assists, and a steal in his 40 minutes.

Tadarius Jacobs and Charles Temple were the other Boll Weevils in double-digits, scoring 14 and 12, respectively. Jacobs was 6-12 on field goals and 2-5 from range. He also grabbed seven defensive rebounds, had three steals, blocked one shot, and dished out an assist. Temple went 5-9 on total shots in his performance, hitting a three and one of two shots from the line. He also gave UAM an assist, a block, and a steal.

Southeastern Oklahoma  (7-14, 5-10 GAC) was led by DJ Dill with 21 points.

The first half of the game was won by the Savage Storm, as the Southeastern offense proved much more efficient in the opening 20 minutes. The Storm was 14-29 on shots (48.28%) and 9-18 (50%) from range in the half, compared to Monticello's 9-28 (32.14%). The teams would head to the locker room with UAM trailing 40-22.

UAM found success in the second half, outscoring the Storm, 35 points to 31. Unfortunately, the effort proved not enough, as the final buzzer rang and the game concluded with a 71-57 loss to Southeastern for Arkansas-Monticello.

Arkansas-Monticello committed seven turnovers in the entirety of the match.

UP NEXT
The Weevils will return to the court on Saturday, February 8, in  Ada, Oklahoma when they travel to East Central University to take on the Tigers. The game is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m.

All live streams and 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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