1/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2017
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UTA (13-5, 3-2) 89 at South Alabama (9-9, 2-3) 83
Monday, January 16, 2017
Mitchell Center • Mobile, Alabama
Postgame Notes
- UTA improved to 13-5 on the season and 3-2 in the Sun Belt. The Mavericks return to College Park Center Saturday, January 21 for a 4:30 p.m. (CST) Sun Belt Conference contest against ULM.
- South Alabama dropped to 9-9 on the season and 2-3 in the Sun Belt. The Jaguars travel to Little Rock Saturday for a 6 p.m. tipoff.
- For the 2nd straight game, UTA's starting lineup consisted of forward Jorge Bilbao and guards Jalen Jones, Drew Charles, Kaelon Wilson and Erick Neal. UTA previously featured the same starting lineup for 12-straight games, dating back to Nov. 18 at Arkansas.
- South Alabama's starting lineup consisted of forwards Josh Ajayi, Don MuepoKelly and Nick Stover and guards Shaq Calhoun and Dederick Lee.
- Prior to today, neither team had lost to the other on its home court since UTA joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.
- Nathan Hawkins and Kevin Hervey were UTA's first substitutes off the bench at the 16:59 mark of the first half.
- Junior forward Kevin Hervey did not start at South Alabama, a game time decision due to a slight inflammation in his knee. He did not play at Troy on Saturday. Junior forward Julian Harris did not make the trip due to illness.
- Junior guard Kaelon Wilson earned his second straight start. He started 12 of the final 13 games of last season.
- Senior forward Jorge Bilbao finished the game with a career-high tying 13 rebounds, giving him 522 for his career. He moved into 18th on the school's career rebounding listings, passing Derrick Obasohan (515, 2000-04) and John Shelton (520, 1965-69).
- Junior guard Erick Neal registered 1 steal in the game, giving him 121 in his career. He has moved into 9th on the school's career list for steals. Jeffrey Stewart is 8th (127, 1978-82).
- Jorge Bilbao registered his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds. He had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the home win over Coastal Carolina. His 13 rebounds equals his career-high, while his scoring total fell just one point shy.
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