STATE DIVISION I ROUNDUPS

SUN BELT MEN ARKANSAS STATE 60, OLD DOMINION 57

Opening Sun Belt Conference play on the road, Arkansas State survived an 8-0 Old Dominion within the final fourplus minutes, hanging on for a win at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va.

The Red Wolves got a layup from Avery Felts with 33 seconds to play, pushing their lead back to four points after the Monarchs closed to 55-53, and although ASU (9-5, 1-0 Sun Belt) made just two of four free throws in the closing seconds, Old Dominion was unable to get off a would-be game-tying three-pointer before the final horn.

Omar El- Sheikh again led the Red Wolves with 18 points, going 10 of 14 at the free-throw line, and the Egyptian forward pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds — seven offensive. Fields added a dozen and freshman Terrance Ford Jr. poured in 10 off the bench for ASU.

The Red Wolves grabbed control midway through the first half, scoring 11 unanswered points at one point en route to a 29-16 halftime advantage. The Monarchs didn’t get within seven until the midpoint of the second half, but got plenty of assistance from Chaunce Jenkins in their attempted comeback — Jenkins scored 11 of his 12 points after halftime, Tyreek Scott-Grayson led Old Dominion (8-5, 0-1) with 16.

SUN BELT WOMEN LOUISIANA-MONROE 81, ARKANSAS STATE 66

A 29-point first quarter — highlighted by a 15-3 run over the final 4:51 — powered Louisiana-Monroe to an early advantage and the Warhawks rolled to a win at Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Thursday night in Monroe, La.

Arkansas State ( 5- 7, 0- 1 Sun Belt Conference) briefly got back within single digits in the fourth quarter, but the Red Wolves struggled from the field. They shot 37% as a team and hit only four three-pointers on 22 attempts. Louisiana-Monroe (5-7, 1-0) outrebounded ASU 47-38 and took advantage of 29 trips to the free-throw line, scoring 24 of their 81 points at the line.

Lauryn Pendleton returned to the starting lineup and scored a game-high 22 points for the Red Wolves on 10-of24 shooting, adding 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

But the Warhawks had all five starters in double figures, led by 17 points from Olivia Knight and 15 from Aasian Sam.