The Ouachita Tigers shot 63.2% from three Thursday night as the Tigers defeated the Arkansas Tech Wonderboys 94-80.
Ouachita shot 71.4 % in the first half from three-point range, hitting 10-14 baskets. Justin McCleary and Carven Holcolmbe scored 13 and 10 points in the half.
“We shot really well in the first half. Our guys were really comfortable and we were able to really shine on offense,” said Head Coach Dennis Nutt.
Ouachita shot 62.5% on 20-32 field goals as well.
Tirrell Brown added four points and pulled down five rebounds in the half with four coming on the defensive end. The Tigers finished the half with 14 rebounds and 12 assists.
Both Tyler Corley and Andrew Guillory had 13 points for the Wonderboys in the first half.
In the second half, Arkansas Tech outscored Ouachita 47-44 but was unable to overcome a 17-point first half deficit.
Five Tigers scored over ten points on the night. Lakee Westbrook and Holcolmbe each scored 16 points and Holcolmbe added seven rebounds as well.
McCleary finished with 13 points and four rebounds.
Brown recorded 12 points and eight rebounds before leaving the game. Midway through the second half, Brown came down from a rebound and was fouled by a Wonder Boy defender. The defender scratched Brown in the eye and Brown did not return to the game.
Jordan Corbitt added 19 points off the bench, recording a perfect game shooting, with a 5-5 shot record from the field and 3-3 from three-point range. He also added three points off of free throws.
David Berete added five rebounds to the Ouachita total of 34 for the game. Berete also had seven points.
Corley was the top scorer for the Wonder Boys, scoring 23 total points on the evening. Guillory added 17. Freddy Lee recorded 10 points and Marquis Yates helped the Wonder Boys with 20 points and 6 assists off the bench.
The Tigers finished with 19 total assists, 34 total rebounds, 2 blocks—both coming from Brown, and seven steals.
They also shot a perfect 14-14 from the free throw stripe.
“I’m real proud of our guys tonight—they took care of business against a good team and we’re going through a tough stretch of good teams right now. We have to stay focused,” Coach Nutt said.
The Tigers will play at Harding University in Searcy on Saturday evening. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
“Its going to be a tough game up there at Harding on Saturday. They’re a good team and that venue is hard to play in sometimes, so we have to show experience and be poised and it’s going to take a lot of energy, especially on defense to get the win,” Coach Nutt said.
