Livingston propels Arkansas State to 67-58 win over Marshall
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Anthony Livingston scored 20 points and hauled in 20 rebounds to rally Arkansas State to a 67-58 come-from-behind win over Marshall on Saturday.
Trailing by eight in the second half, Arkansas State (4-4) captured the lead during a 15-2 run sparked by Livingston's 3-pointer and capped by Sean Gardner's trey to make it 46-41 with 8:09 to go. Marshall's Tamron Manning quickly trimmed the gap to two with a free throw and a layup but the Thundering Herd couldn't overtake Arkansas State down the stretch.
Gardner finished with 17 points and Cameron Golden added 14 for the Red Wolves, who cemented the win at the free throw line - sinking 20 of 29 to Marshall's 6 of 8.
Marshall (4-7) opened the game with a 14-2 run and took a 32-27 advantage into the break but shot just 29.6 percent from the floor.
Ryan Taylor led Marshall with 13 points.
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Jamel Outler leads Texas-Arlington over Howard Payne 89-50
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jamel Outler scored 17 points and Johnny Hill added 12 to lead Texas-Arlington to an 89-50 rout of Division III Howard Payne on Saturday.
Outler hit five three-pointers, and Hill finished with 4-of-5 shooting from the floor. Greg Gainey added 11 points, and Brandon Williams chipped in nine points, eight rebounds and six blocks for Texas-Arlington (6-4), which shot 32 of 64 for 50 percent from the floor.
Texas-Arlington never trailed, taking a 10-point lead six minutes in and led 39-25 at the break. The Mavericks opened the second half with a 15-6 run, capped by Lonnie McClanahan's layup, to stretch their lead to 54-31 with 15:11 to play.
Khyce Randall scored 14 points and Ty Davis had eight points with five rebounds to lead Howard Payne. Curtis Gile also grabbed five boards for the Yellow Jackets.
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Texas State shoots past NAIA Huston-Tillotson, 90-56
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Wesley Davis and Emani Gant pumped in 17 and 16 points, respectively, to lead five players in double-figure scoring and power Texas State to a 90-56 rout of its neighbor from just up the road in Austin, NAIA-Huston-Tillotson, Saturday night.
The wIn of their final non-conference game of the season allowed the Bobcats to run their record to 6-3 for their best start since the 2011-12 season.
Davis was 7 of 11 from the field and 3 of 4 from beyond the arc to lead an offense that shot an efficient 53 percent (35 of 66) and 9 of 17 (52.9 percent) from distance. Gant's 16 points came on 6 of 12 shooting and he pulled down nine boards while dishing off seven assists.
Ronzelle Fort had 19 points to lead Huston-Tillotson, converting 7 of 14 from the field. The Rams shot just 38 percent from the field (19 of 50).
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IUPUI holds on to beat South Alabama 71-65 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Mason Archie II scored five of his 12 points in overtime to secure IUPUI's 71-65 victory over South Alabama in the Gotham Classic on Saturday to snap a six-game losing skid.
IUPUI never trailed and held a 52-40 advantage with 8:02 left in regulation. Taishaun Johnson drove for a layup and Ken Williams followed with a three-point play to start a 19-5 run and South Alabama took its first lead 59-57 with 2:49 remaining. IUPUI's DavRon Williams, who finished with 13 points, hit a jumper with 2:29 left to tie the score at 59. Neither team could get another bucket in regulation.
IUPUI jumped out to a 65-59 lead in overtime and held on for the win.
IUPUI (3-8) made 22 of 32 free throw attempts to 9 of 12 for South Alabama.
Williams had 23 points and Johnson added 18 for South Alabama (2-7).
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Northwestern States slips past Louisiana-Lafayette 89-85
NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) Zeek Woodley had 20 points and Jalan West added 19 with 10 assists as Northwestern State held on for an 89-85 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.
Marvin Frazier had 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds and Sabri Thompson contributed 12 points for Northwestern State (4-5).
Trailing 66-60, Louisiana-Lafayette's Johnathan Stove completed a three-point play, Devonta Walker added a layup and four free throws and Kasey Shepherd hit a jump shot to take a 71-70 lead with 7:09 left. Ta'Jon Welcome answered with a 3-pointer and Woodley drove for a layup and followed with a jumper to retake the lead for good.
UL Lafayette won the rebound battle 49-38 but the Demons made 35 of 72 field goal attempts while limiting the Ragin' Cajuns to 29-of-67 shooting.
Walker had career-highs of 23 points and 19 rebounds, Kasey Shepherd added 18 points and Jay Wright chipped in 12 for Louisiana-Lafayette (6-5).
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