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UTA Weekend Wrap-Up: Home Court Defended Well
The UT Arlington Mavs are now 15-5 overall and 5-2 in conference. This weekend’s action showed how good UTA can be on defense, and how unstoppable the offense usually is. If you can win your home games and split the road contests, good things usually happen. The Mavs have won all their home conference games so far, and won 1 of 3 on the road.
Defense that held LA-Monroe to only 55 points
Saturday: UTA 71, UL-Monroe 55
Saturday’s opponent was a UL-Monroe team that is having a bit of a down year, with only six wins going into saturday’s contest. The Warhawks committed a few turnovers and missed some shots to start the game, but the threes weren’t falling for the Mavs and the first 20:00 was a pretty even contest, the Mavs going into halftime halftime only up by two at 33-31.
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OK, We’re 3-2. What’s Everyone Else?
The Mavs seemed to re-find their groove during a tough game at South Alabama monday. The ball was moving, the defense was locked in, Hervey was making scoring look easy and the boards were being crashed hard. One of these nights, the three-point shot will be there too (like a 9-16 or 11 of 19 performance or something). With such a balanced conference, I’ve got to think 13 conference wins probably gets you in the top spot. Coastal Carolina’s only loss is to UTA, and Georgia Southern has yet to lose. This is gonna be fun to see how the the rest of the season plays out.
So after a couple of weekends of action where it seems anyone can win on any given night, it’s a good time to look at the standings:
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Mavs Now 3-2 in Conference After Big Win on National TV at South Alabama
UTA (13-5, 3-2) 89, South Alabama (9-9, 2-3) 83
Scoreboard at End of Court
After two tough losses on the road to hot-shooting Texas State and Troy, the Mavs picked up a badly needed win on the road. Kevin Hervey didn’t play at Troy saturday but came off the bench today to play 27 minutes and scoring 23. Nationally televised on ESPN 2, this was a very entertaining, uptempo contest with both teams getting up and down the floor and putting up a ton of points. Rarely was the shot clock much of a factor! After being down 43-40 at half, UTA went on a 16-0 run to take a 73-59 lead. Frustrating UTA with an effective press and slowing the game down a bit, South Alabama was able to get within 6 in the closing minutes, but the Mavs held on to win. Continue reading
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The Start of 2017
As we go into tomorrow’s big matchup against rival Texas State, it’s a great time to take a second and see where we’re at so far this season. 2016-2017 is looking to a be a pretty incredible. The big wins vs. Texas and St. Mary’s, an 11-game winning streak, 12 wins overall. Star forward Kevin Hervey is back to nearly 100% from his injury–scoring at will and absolutely dominating on the glass every game. Off to a good start so far in conference play, beginning with a game against a good Coastal Carolina team that played UTA to a tie at half (the first time UTA hasn’t lead going into halftime all season). Continue reading
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Bradley defense tough, but Arlington holds on for 56-51 win
After watching his team give up 80 or more points three games in a row, Bradley coach Brian Wardle came to a realization nine days ago.His young group wasn’t quite ready for the pressuring, gambling defense that Wardle has tried to instill this season.It’s how Wardle built a winner at Green Bay, and it’s how he wants this program to be defined. But not yet.“Our personnel isn’t fitted quite for that (style),” he said. “It takes a lot of mental
Source: Bradley defense tough, but Arlington holds on for 56-51 win
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UT Arlington Mavs Earn NCAA-Leading 5th Road Win at Bradley
UTA 56, Bradley 51
In Peoria, Illinois last night it was cold outside (in the 20s with a chance for wintry mix), and the shooting was similarly cold inside. I’m sure noone has used that cliche to describe a basketball game, ever.
But the UT Arlington Mavs, coming off the big win at then-#12 St. Mary’s after defeating Texas and North Texas, were victorious in a game in which both defenses played well, and a result both teams shot 33%FG with neither team seeming to find much offensive rhythm. It was their 8th win in a row and their NCAA-leading 5th road win.
UTA started out well, opening the game with a couple of Erick Neal threes to help build a 15-2 lead just seven minutes into the game and looking like this was going to be a relatively Continue reading
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Reynolds: Bradley facing tough stretch leading up to Valley play
PEORIA — The upcoming run-up to the Missouri Valley Conference season will certainly be challenging for Bradley.Beginning Friday at home (7:05 p.m.), the Braves take on 8-3 Texas-Arlington, which is fresh from a 14-point road win at then 12th-ranked Saint Mary’s. The Mavericks, ranked No. 29 in the RPI, also won at big-brother Texas by 12. UTA was picked to win the Sun Belt Conference this season.Following for the Braves is a tough road swing to Mississippi on Monday and TCU on
Source: Reynolds: Bradley facing tough stretch leading up to Valley play
