UT Arlington (9-13, 5-6 Sun Belt) 65, Louisiana (9-13, 4-7 Sun Belt) 66
UTA down by 7 at halftime due to 34% shooting (just 4-14 from outside) in the first 20:00.
UTA ties game up with 7 quick points on first 3 possessions after halftime.
With the game tied at 63 and about 3 seconds remaining, UTA gets ball inside and Louisiana is called for goaltending to put the Mavs up by 2, 65-63. With about 3 seconds remaining, Louisiana’s Cedric Russell throws a 65-foot pass to the top of the arc where Dou Gueye (15-55 from three this season before tonight’s game) spins and drains a nothing-but-net 3 as time expires.
Mavs outrebounded 47-36 (16 Louisiana offensive rebounds to 10 for UTA).
Tonight’s game stats:
| 1 | 2 | Final | FG | 3PT | FT | |
| Louisiana | 36 | 30 | 66 | 40.6% | 8-26 (30.8%) | 6-11 (54%) |
| UT Arlington | 29 | 36 | 65 | 36.9% | 9-27 (33.3%) | 8-9 (88.9%) |
Key stats:
- Louisiana 47 rebounds, UTA 36 (16 Louisiana offensive rebounds to 10 for UTA).
- UTA is 1-3 at home in conference play.
The Mavs were 17-16 last year (12-6 in conference play) and lost to Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament final.
Tournament seeding watch:
The Mavs are now in sole possession of 7th place in the Sun Belt Conference. The top 10 teams compete in the tournament.
Saturday, March 7 (at campus sites)
Game 1 – No. 9 Seed at No. 8 Seed
Game 2 – No. 10 Seed at No. 7 Seed
Conference standings:
- Little Rock 10-2
- Georgia State 8-3
- Georgia Southern 7-4
- Arkansas State 7-5
- Texas State 6-5
- App State 6-5
- UTA 5-6
- South Alabama 5-7
- Coastal Carolina 4-7
- Louisiana 4-7
- Troy 4-8
- LA-Monroe 2-9
Up next:
The Mavs host ULM Saturday.
This is interesting:
Check out this great article: “How ULM helped the Ragin’ Cajuns become ‘Louisiana’” in the News Star
