Men's basketball travels to Samford Saturday
12/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 10, 2010
Arlington, Tex. -
UT Arlington Men's Basketball Game Preview
UT Arlington at Samford
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 - 4 pm CT
Hanna Gym - Birmingham, Ala.
Radio: KVCE-AM (1160)/kvceradio.com
Series: UTA leads 4-3
The UT Arlington men's basketball plays its first game in 11 days Saturday at Samford. The Mavericks come into the game 5-2 while Samford is 5-4. This is the first meeting between the schools since 1999 and the eighth overall (UTA leads 4-3). UTA is ranked eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to just 35.6% on the season. The Mavericks also received votes in this week's collegeinside.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll for the second consecutive week. LaMarcus Reed leads the Mavericks in scoring at 17.0 points per game and is coming off a pair of 20-plus point performances. Samford is 5-4 and is led by Jeffrey Merritt who leads the Bulldogs in scoring (11.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg).
