Gardner leads Arkansas State to 74-69 win over Niagara

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) Sean Gardner hit an off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give Arkansas State its first lead of the second half with 1:53 remaining and the Red Wolves held on to beat Niagara 74-69 on Tuesday night.

Cameron Golden followed Gardner with another trey and a layup to secure the victory for the Red Wolves.

Gardner was 3 of 8 from long range to finish with 23 points, Golden added 20 and Anthony Livingston contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds for Arkansas State (5-4). P. J. Hardwick had 11 assists for the Red Wolves.

Niagara had a 62-57 lead with 6:17 left. Arkansas State's Anthony Livingston nailed a 3 to start a 15-5 run.

Rayvon Harris had 13 points, Ramone Snowden added 12 for Niagara (1-8) which has now lost seven straight games.

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Daniel, Carlton lift Howard over South Alabama 73-60

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) James Daniel scored 22 points and James Carlton scored all 17 of his points in the second half to lead Howard to a 73-60 win over South Alabama on Monday.

Marcel Boyd had 14 rebounds as the Bison (7-7) had a 46-32 rebounding advantage, 23-12 on the offensive end. That led to 14 more shots, which off-set a 41 percent night (26-63). Howard was also just 14 of 24 from the foul line.

Taishaun Johnson led South Alabama (2-8), which lost its fifth straight, with 17 points and Ken Williams had 11. The Jaguars shot just 30.6 percent but stayed close by making 23 of 29 free throws.

Carlton hit a 3-pointer at 13:31 of the second half to start an 11-2 run for a 58-46 cushion. Carlton also had a dunk and capped the run at 9:48 with two free throws.