8-0.
14-3 overall, 5-1 in conference. What a season so far!
What turned out to be an impressive win started out eerily similar to a few of the previous games…
Then the offense roars to life and we have liftoff…
The Mavs would make threes and work the ball inside for layups/foul shots and go on a 34-5 run after being down 8-0, putting the game well out of reach. By halftime, the Mavs had made six threes and forced 10 Arkansas State turnovers: (the 14:00 in the picture below is the halftime remaining clock)
Overall, the Mavs outrebounded the Red Wolves 51-41 and made 15 threes (41%). Defense was spectacular tonight. Forced turnovers all night long, several resulting in dunks that brought the crowd of 3000+ to its feet. This was a well played game for 40:00 and again the Mavs win another home game by a large margin, this time by 27. With Kevin Hervey out with an injury, Kennedy Eubanks scored 23 points (7-14 FG, 4-9 3pt., 5-5 FT) with 0 turnovers and 3 steals. Erick Neal scored 19 on 5-8 3 point shooting.
Keep in mind, this same Arkansas State team defeated league-leading Arkansas-Little Rock recently, giving UALR only their second loss of the season. Tonight, Arkansas-Little Rock won in overtime vs. Texas State and Georgia State lost, so the standings look like this now:
| Thru Thurs. 1/21 Games | Conf. | Overall |
| Ark.-Little Rock | 6-1 | 16-2 |
| UTA | 5-1 | 14-3 |
| Ark. St. | 5-2 | 9-9 |
| Georgia St. | 5-3 | 12-5 |
| LA-Lafayette | 4-3 | 8-8 |
| UL Monroe | 3-4 | 7-11 |
| Appalachian St. | 3-4 | 5-13 |
| Texas St. | 2-4 | 8-7 |
| South Alabama | 2-5 | 7-11 |
| Georgia Southern | 2-5 | 6-11 |
| Troy | 1-6 | 6-12 |
Up next: a huge game with first place up for grabs Saturday vs. Arkansas-Little Rock.
Game stories:
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Arkansas State Athletics
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