Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Howard’s 26 paces UCA
Jordan Howard scored 26 points to lead the University of Central Arkansas men’s basketball team to a 73-64 victory over South Carolina State on Tuesday night in Orangeburg, S.C.
Howard made four of the Bears’ seven three-pointers against the Bulldogs.
UCA (3-2), which has won two consecutive games since an overtime loss Nov. 15 at UCLA, shot 44.6 percent (25 of 56) from the floor. Darraja Parnell finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mathieu Kamba added nine points and five rebounds.
The Bears trailed 30-28 at
halftime but used a 14-0 run to take a 51-40 lead with 9:11 remaining, with three-pointers from Howard and Parnell highlighting the spurt. It was UCA’s largest lead of the game.
South Carolina State (05) was led by Donte Wright, who scored 23 points and made six three-pointers. Ian Kinard had 11 points while Janai Rayner-Powell chipped in with eight points.
SUN BELT WOMEN ARKANSAS STATE 84, TENN.-MARTIN 73
Jada Ford scored 23 points and made five three-pointers as the Arkansas State University women’s basketball team defeated Tennessee-Martin at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro.
Also for the Red Wolves (2-2), Akasha Westbrook finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Peyton Martin and Payton Tennison each had 11 points.
ASU shot 50 percent (29 of 58) from the floor, 8 of 20 from three-point range and 18 of 19 from the free-throw line.
The Skyhawks (1-3) were led by Chelsey Perry’s 18 points. Perry also had seven rebounds and two steals. Myah Taylor scored 13 points and Janekia Mason added 12 points for Tennessee-Martin, which shot 47.5 percent (29 of 61) from the floor.
The Red Wolves trailed 38-37 at halftime but outscored the Skyhawks 47-35 in the second half. Tennison’s three-pointer with 9:50 remaining in the third quarter gave ASU a 40-38 lead, which it never relinquished. ASU led 61-53 at the end of the third quarter.