Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
STATE DIVISION I ROUNDUPS
SUN BELT MEN TEXAS STATE 66, ARKANSAS STATE 62
Arkansas State nearly dug its way out of a 58-49 hole in the final four minutes, but Texas State held off the Red Wolves at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas.
The Red Wolves, after trailing 33-30 at halftime, took a 49-47 lead with 10:51 remaining before the Bobcats went on an 11-0 run, holding ASU (10-16, 2-11 Sun Belt Conference) scoreless for seven minutes. Markise Davis — who finished with a season-high 19 points to lead the Red Wolves — finally broke the drought with a little more than three minutes to play, and Dylan Arnette attempted a three-pointer inside the final 30 seconds with a chance to tie it at 63-63, but it rimmed out.
Texas State (12-14, 5-8) shot 51.2% from the field and went 20 of 25 from the free- throw line, winning the rebounding battle 31-23.
SUN BELT WOMEN ARKANSAS STATE 98, TROY 92
Led by a career-high 21 points from Mailyn Wilkerson, Arkansas State upset Sun Belt Conference-leading Troy on Thursday night at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala.
The Red Wolves shot 43.7% from the field and 27 of 32 at the free-throw line, scoring at least 90 points for the third time this season. Leilani Augmon,
Lauryn Pendleton and Anna Griffin each scored 16 points, while Izzy Higginbottom finished with 12, joining Wilkerson in double figures.
ASU (8-16, 3-10 Sun Belt) led 30-22 after a quarter, but the Trojans whittled the deficit down to 48-41 at halftime and 66-65 after three quarters. Troy (15-9, 10-3) eventually tied the game at 75-75 before the Red Wolves regained control with a 15-7 push over nearly five minutes.