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BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Kevin Hervey scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead UTA past Appalachian State for an 83-67 win Saturday at the Holmes Center.

Kaelon Wilson added 15 points, while Jalen Jones and Drew Charles finished with 11 each for UTA (16-5, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference). Jorge Bilbao added 8 points and 11 rebounds as UTA won the battle of the boards by a 43-35 margin.

The Mavericks return to action Monday night with a 6 p.m. (CST) game at Coastal Carolina.

Hervey went 8 of 15 from the field and registered his seventh double-double of the season and the 15th of his career. He scored 17 points in a key second half that saw the Mavericks erase an eight point halftime deficit. UTA trailed by as many as 15 points during a first half in which they shot just 31 percent from the field at 14.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc.

The Mavericks took their first lead of the game on Wilson's 3-point play to go up 44-43 with 13:34 left in the second half. The lead traded twice more over the next three minutes before Jorge Bilbao sank a pair of free throws to put UTA on top for good, 50-48, and the Mavericks padded it down the stretch.

Ronshad Shabazz led Appalachian State (6-13, 1-7) with 33 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers. He scored 21 of his points in the first half, going 8-of-10 from the field and connecting on 5 of 7 three pointers.

Following Monday's game at CCU, the Mavericks return home Saturday for a rivalry game against Texas State. UTA will be looking to avenge an 8 point loss earlier this season to the Bobcats in San Marcos.

Tickets to UTA men and women's basketball games are available online at UTATickets.com. Specially priced single game, group and team ticket packages are available by calling the UTA Box Office at (817) 272-9595 during weekday business hours.