Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

STATE DIVISION I ROUNDUPS

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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.

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