2/17/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2018
UT Arlington (16-12, 7-8 Sun Belt) 79 at Lousiana (23-4, 13-1 Sun Belt) 100
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Cajundome o Lafayette, La.
POSTGAME NOTES
- UTA fall to 16-12 on the season and 7-8 against Sun Belt competition. UTA is 11-2 at home, 4-10 on the road (1-7 in the Sun Belt). The Mavericks return to College Park Center Thursday for a 7 p.m. tipoff against Georgia Southern.
- Louisiana improved to 23-4 overall and 13-1 in the Sun Belt. The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Troy this Thursday for a 7:15 tipoff.
- For the 3rd straight game and the 3rd time this season, UTA's starting lineup consisted of forwards Nathan Hawkins and Kevin Hervey, center Johnny Hamilton and guards DJ Bryant and Erick Neal.
- Senior guard Kaelon Wilson scored 9 points at Louisiana, giving him 1,114 in his career. He surpassed Mack Callier (1,111 from 1999-03) for 16th on the program's all-time career scoring list.
- Senior guard Erick Neal scored 26 points at Louisiana, giving him 1,427 points in his career. He surpassed Steven Thomas (1,411 from 2002-06) for fourth on the program's all-time career scoring list. He registered his seventh 20+ point performance of the season and the 16th of his career.
- Senior forward Kevin Hervey scored 21 points at Louisiana, his 17th 20+ performance of the season and 36th of his career.
- Louisiana scored 100 points against UTA, the highest total for a Maverick opponent this season. The previous high was 90 points at Niagara, at Creighton and at Coastal Carolina.
- Louisiana connected on 13 3-point field goals, tying Niagara, Creighton and ULM for the most against the Mavericks this season.
- Louisiana connected on 20 of 21 free throw attempts against UTA for 95.2 percent - the highest percentage for a Maverick opponent this season. The previous high was a .895 performance (17-19) by Coastal Carolina.
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