RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team suffered a 58-79 loss to Arkansas Tech Thursday evening in Gulf South Conference action.

 

With the loss, ATU (19-7, 9-4 GSC) takes sole possession of third place in the GSC West Division, while UAM (18-8, 7-6 GSC) drops to fourth place.

 

Individually for UAM, junior Derek Easter led the team with 14 points, followed by junior James Early and senior Deron Brown with 10 points each.

 

The Wonder Boys were led by a game-high 15 points from Chad Henderson. Thiago Cordeiro scored 14, followed by Dusan Radivojevic’s 11 points.

 

UAM wraps up its regular season schedule with a GSC contest against Southern Arkansas at home on Saturday, February 28. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game marks the last home contest for UAM’s five seniors – Deron Brown, Raymond Wright, Don Riley, Antwain Cosey and Bernard Seymour. A special presentation in their honor will occur shortly after the women’s game.