SATURDAY’S STATE DIVISION I ROUNDUPS

SUN BELT MEN

ARKANSAS STATE 67, TEXAS STATE 60

A 14-2 run spanning the first and second halves gave the Red Wolves enough of a cushion to hold off the Bobcats at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro.

Texas State (12-5, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference) got as close as three points and closed to 62-58 with 1:19 remaining, but a Norchad Omier dunk and Avery Felts layup in the final minute secured the win for ASU (13-4, 4-1), pushing the Red Wolves to their best start since 1988-89.

Omier finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds, giving him seven straight double-double outings — a feat not accomplished by an ASU player since the 1993-94 season. Desi Sills scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting and Caleb Fields dished out a game-high seven assists.

SWAC MEN

SOUTHERN 99, UAPB 51

BATON ROUGE — Horrendous firsthalf shooting in the first half led to a blowout loss for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

UAPB (4-16, 1-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) hit 22.2% (6 of 27) of its field goals over the first 20 minutes and fell into a big deficit in losing to Southern (10-8, 5-1) for the seventh time in the past eight regular-season meetings.

The Golden Lions were down 15-9 with 15:05 left in the first half, but the Jaguars went on a 16-4 run to blow the game open. Southern would later reel off 18 straight points during a three-minute stretch and led 60-21 at halftime.

The Jaguars, who were a blistering 23 of 33 (69.7%) in that opening half, continued to dominate after intermission and was never in any danger of relinquishing their lead.

Eleven players scored for Southern, led by Terrell Williams’ 21 points. Tyrone Lyons had 19 points and Brendon Brooks added 11 more. The Jaguars shot 35 of 62 (56.5%), came up with 19 steals and forced 28 turnovers.

Dequan Morris led UAPB with 21 points and Kylen Milton added 10 points. The Golden Lions finished 16 of 51 (31.4%) from the floor.

SUN BELT WOMEN

UALR 74, SOUTH ALABAMA 52

The Trojans completed a week’s sweep of the Sun Belt Conference’s Alabama teams, rolling past the Jaguars at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala., with a wire-to-wire win.

UALR (8-6, 3-1) had a balanced scoring effort, with all nine players who saw the floor scoring at least two points. Sali Kourouma, Mayra Caicedo and Angelique Francis each scored 15 points to lead the Trojans, while Dariel Johnson added 10. Raziya Potter had nine points and eight rebounds.

UALR limited South Alabama (8-9, 2-2) to 18-of-49 shooting and outrebounded it 39- 26. The Trojans also forced 20 Jaguar turnovers as UALR held an opponent to fewer than 60 points for the sixth time in 14 games.

On Thursday, UALR defeated Troy 6866 at Troy, Ala.

SUN BELT WOMEN

TROY 79, ARKANSAS STATE 72

On the road against one of the top teams in the Sun Belt Conference, the Red Wolves were unable to hold off Troy as the Trojans came from behind in the fourth quarter to eke out a victory.

Felmas Koranga posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double for Troy (147, 5-2), with nine of her points coming in the final 10 minutes at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala.

ASU (10-9, 3-3) had four double-digit scorers, led by freshman Lauryn Pendleton’s 21 points, including 3 three-pointers. Morgan Wallace finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Jireh Washington scored 14.

But the Red Wolves committed 18 turnovers, which led to 17 Trojans points, dropping their second in a row after three straight wins to start January.

SWAC WOMEN

SOUTHERN 76, UAPB 64

BATON ROUGE — Southern placed four players in double figures, with Diamond Hunter leading the way with 17 points, as it controlled the second half to beat the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Amani McWain had 14 points and Genovea Johnson tacked on 11 points for the Jaguars (7-10, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who thwarted UAPB’s size advantage inside by forcing 20 turnovers.

Nakia Kincey also had 10 points as Southern beat UAPB for the 10th time in a row.

Joyce Kennerson scored 12 points to lead UAPB ( 8- 9, 4- 3), which was down 32-24 at halftime but didn’t have enough to complete a late rally in the second half. The Golden Lions pulled within 70-62 with two minutes left after trailing 64-47 at the 5:02 mark of the half. But Johnson’s layup with 56.9 seconds remaining allowed Southern to regain momentum and sprint away.

The Golden Lions did hold a huge edge at the free- throw line, which helped them stay close. UAPB hit 25 of 37 free throws compared to 10 of 13 for Southern.