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Blake McNair made five 3-pointers and led Harding with 24 points.
82
Winner Harding HU 13-8, 12-4 GAC
78
Arkansas-Monticello UAM 7-15, 5-11 GAC
Winner
Harding HU
13-8, 12-4 GAC
82
Final
78
Arkansas-Monticello UAM
7-15, 5-11 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harding HU 33 49 82
Arkansas-Monticello UAM 39 39 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | by Scott Goode (2/11/16)

Second-Half Comeback Moves Harding Men's Basketball into First-Place Tie

Postgame Interview with Coach Morgan



SEARCY – Harding made its last five shots of the game, including four layups, to erase a 10-point second-half deficit and defeat Arkansas-Monticello 82-78 on Thursday in Great American Conference action at the Steelman Field House.

With the victory, Harding improved to 13-8 overall and moved into a three-way tie for first place in the GAC at 12-4. East Central and Ouachita Baptist are also 12-4. Arkansas-Monticello dropped to 7-15 overall and 5-11 in conference.

Harding trailed 63-53 on a Richard Benedyth 3-pointer with 9:59 left. The Bisons whittled away at the lead, and Jacob Gibson hit a jumper to cut the deficit to 74-72 with 3:08 remaining. Harding did not miss the rest of the way.

Reggie Anthony made a layup to tie the game at 74-74 with 2:36 left and hit another layup to give Harding the lead for good at the 1:57 mark. Will Francis and Blake McNair made layups, and Francis made two free throws to seal the victory.

TEAM STATS
Harding shot 70.4 percent in the second half, connecting on 19-of-27 attempts, and finished at 54.5 percent. The Bisons made 10-of-25 3-pointers.

Harding had only eight turnovers in the game and only one in the second half. The Bisons outscored the Weevils 18-11 off turnovers.

Arkansas-Monticello had 19 offensive rebounds and outscored Harding 25-6 on second-chance points.

INDIVIDUAL STATS
Blake McNair led the Bisons with 24 points. He made 7-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range. He has made two or more 3-pointers in 15 of Harding's last 16 games.

Reggie Anthony scored 16 points, his sixth straight game in double figures. He was 8-of-10 from the field and had six assists.

Will Francis had 14 points, four assists and no turnovers. Jacob Gibson had 13 points and made 5-of-5 free throws.

Andre Brown led Arkansas-Monticello with 18 points and 13 rebounds. He had seven of the Weevils 19 offensive rebounds.

UP NEXT
Harding and Ouachita Baptist battle it out for first place in the conference Saturday in Arkadelphia.
 
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