SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Ark.-Monticello never trailed and used a dominant opening stretch to beat Lyon 92-59 on Monday at Bill Greehey Arena in a men’s NCAA Division III game. The announced attendance was 654 for the non-divisional matchup. Lyon, known as the Scots, dropped to 1-1 this season.

Ark.-Monticello set the tone immediately. Justice Moore opened with a layup, Marvin Schindler followed with a 3-point jump shot, Moore hit another 3 and Schindler added another 3 as the home team grabbed an 11-0 lead. Moore’s third 3-pointer made it 14-1 before Lyon got its first field goal on Dre’Yon Quattlebaum’s stepback jumper with 14:54 left in the first half. The Scots’ first point came when Quattlebaum made the second of two free throws at 16:15. Ark.-Monticello’s lead grew to 22-13 after Moore’s 3-pointer at 11:46, but Quattlebaum answered with a 3 at 11:23. Karlin Hardy’s two free throws pulled Lyon to 22-15. Aiden Cilladi’s layup and 3-pointer and Josh Smith’s free throws helped the home team extend to 29-15. Quattlebaum added two 3-pointers later in the half, and Trevion Ross had a driving layup and a tip-in as the Scots tried to stay close. Ark.-Monticello answered with Moore’s pullup jumper and 3-point field goals, plus Cilladi’s layup and 3-pointer. Landen Hill closed the first half with a 3-pointer to send the home team into halftime ahead 46-29.

Lyon made a push early in the second half. Camron Williford scored on a layup, Kaloyan Hristov hit a stepback 3-pointer, Hardy made free throws and a 3-pointer, Oleg Sadowski added a 3-pointer and Williford hit another 3 to cut the deficit to 57-47 with 14:05 remaining. Ark.-Monticello then delivered the decisive run. Felix Smedjeback made two 3-pointers, Moore scored twice inside and Ethan Kennedy added two layups as the lead ballooned. Moore’s stepback 3-pointer and Schindler’s jumper pushed the margin to 74-49, and Ark.-Monticello kept control the rest of the way. Lyon scored 30 first-half points and 29 after halftime while Ark.-Monticello scored 46 in each half.

Lyon finished with 59 points from 64 possessions, an offensive rating of 92.1. The Scots had three offensive rebounds, four assists, five turnovers and 14 fouls. Lyon scored 18 points in the paint, nine points off turnovers and seven fastbreak points. Ark.-Monticello scored 32 points in the paint, 15 points off turnovers and eight fastbreak points.

Trevion Ross led Lyon with 11 points, four rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes. Trevonne Horsley scored nine points and grabbed one rebound in eight minutes. Sadowski had nine points and one assist in 28 minutes. Hardy added nine points, one rebound and one assist in 22 minutes. Quattlebaum scored nine points in 19 minutes. Williford finished with six points, two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes. Jaden Butler played eight minutes. Vincent Gigilo had three points, two rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes. Elijah Gonzalez grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes. Hristov had three points, one rebound and one assist in 24 minutes.

Lyon returns to action Wednesday at East Texas Baptist before hosting Ozarks on Saturday. The Scots previously opened the season with a 79-75 win at Hendrix. Lyon’s upcoming schedule also includes home games against Hendrix, Eureka and Greenville and road games at Ozarks, MUW, Belhaven, East Texas Baptist and Concordia of Texas.