OVERALL
Mavs are at .500 on the season and are in a three-way tie for third in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
Game 1 – Friday – uta 91, Louisiana 86
A fast-paced, high scoring game against a tall, athletic Louisiana team. UTA was again without several key players due to injury (David Azore, Nicolas Elame and Lazaro Rojas).
- Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu had 6 blocks in 20 minutes while committing only 1 foul.
- Free throw shooting continues to be stellar for the Mavs. UTA was 24-28 last night. The Mavs had a lot of success driving it to the basket and either getting layups, or drawing fouls, or both.
- Shahada Wells scored 31 on 9-18 FG, including 3-5 from outside and 10-11 free throws.
- Another wild finish: After leading by 4 at halftime, the Mavs lead by 13 with 11:06 left. The Ragin’ Cajuns would go on a 12-3 run over about a 5 minute span, cutting the Mavs’ lead down to 2 with just 3:41 remaining (72-70). The teams combined to score a whopping 31 points in the final 3 minutes, as the Ragin’ Cajuns made 3 3-pointers to keep the game within 2 possessions the rest of the way. Louisiana’s Devin Butts made a jumper to cut the lead down to just 3 with 10 seconds left, but 2 free throws by Wells put the Mavs up by 5 with 6 seconds left to win the game.
| Record | 1 | 2 | Final | |
| Louisiana | 8-4, 2-3 Sun Belt | 36 | 50 | 86 |
| UT Arlington | 7-6, 3-2 Sun Belt | 40 | 51 | 91 |
| FG | 3 PT | FT | Leading Scorers | |
| Louisiana | 44% | 9-22 40.9% | 11-21 52.4% | Russell 17 pts. Gueye 13 pts. Wilson 11 pts. |
| UT Arlington | 44% | 11-23 47.8% | 24-28 85.7% | Wells 31 pts. Phillips 17 pts. Griffin 14 pts. |
Game 2 – Friday – uta 51, Louisiana 68
UTA was again without several key players due to injury (David Azore, Nicolas Elame and Lazaro Rojas). Louisiana made a lot of shots early and played great defense to establish a quick 23-10 lead 10 minutes into the game. The Ragin’ Cajuns’ biggest lead of the game was 25 at 42-17 with 3:33 remaining in the first half. UTA got the deficit down to 9 at 50-41 with 11:20 remaining, and then Louisiana went on a 15-4 run to get the lead back to 20 at 65-45.
| Record | 1 | 2 | Final | |
| Louisiana | 9-4, 3-3 Sun Belt | 42 | 26 | 68 |
| UT Arlington | 7-7, 3-3 Sun Belt | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| FG | 3 PT | FT | Leading Scorers | |
| Louisiana | 41.4% | 9-15 60% | 11-18 61.1% | Wilson 25 pts. Russell 16 pts. |
| UT Arlington | 26.5% | 4-27 14.8% | 11-13 84.6% | Wells 10 De La Cruz 10 |
Next series: vs. Little Rock Friday and Saturday at College Park Center.
Sun Belt Standings after Week 1 of Conference Play
West
| Team | Conference |
| Texas State | 3-1 |
| Arkansas State | 2-2 |
| Louisiana | 3-3 |
| Little Rock | 3-3 |
| UTA | 3-3 |
| ULM | 2-4 |
EASt
| Team | Conference |
| Georgia State | 2-1 |
| Appalachian State | 4-2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-2 |
| Georgia Southern | 3-3 |
| South Alabama | 2-4 |
| Troy | 1-3 |
The Rusty Maverick 