RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Junior Taylor Currie scored more than 20 points for the 20th time in his Harding career, but the Bisons could not overcome a pair of scoring droughts and fell 87-75 to Arkansas Tech in Great American Conference men's basketball action at Tucker Coliseum.

The loss dropped Harding to 5-12 overall and 1-10 in conference play. Arkansas Tech posted a season-high scoring total, won for the sixth time in eight home games and improved to 11-6 overall and 9-2 in the GAC.

Harding went five minutes without scoring in the first half and fell behind 33-22. The Bisons went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead and trailed only 40-34 at halftime.

Davis Morgan made a layup on the baseline with 14:30 left in the game, and Harding trailed 50-47. The Bisons did not score for the next four minutes, and Tech pushed the lead to 60-47, scoring the next 10 points.

A Currie jumper with 4:33 remaining pulled Harding within 74-65 but the Bisons got no closer.

Currie shot 11-of-17 from the field, scored 26 points and led Harding with seven rebounds. Keyln McBride and Ramiro Santiago both made two 3-pointers and scored 12 points.

Harding shot 51% from the field, its sixth game this season over 50%. Tech shot 54%, its second straight game over 50%. The Wonder Boys led the Bisons 54-40 in the paint.

Harding's next action is Thursday. The Bisons will go on the road to Alva, Oklahoma, to take on Northwestern Oklahoma.