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UT Arlington (19-12, 10-8 Sun Belt) 85 at Texas State (14-17, 7-11 Sun Belt) 82
Friday, March 2, 2018
Strahan Coliseum o San Marcos, Texas

POSTGAME NOTES

• UTA improves to 19-12 on the season and 10-8 against Sun Belt competition. UTA is 13-2 at home, 5-10 (2-7 in the Sun Belt) on the road and 1-0 in neutral site games. The Mavericks travel to New Orleans next week for the annual Sun Belt Championships. Matchups will be decided by tomorrow's results.

• Texas State falls to 14-17 overall and 7-11 in the Sun Belt. The Bobcats travel to New Orleans next week for the annual Sun Belt Championships. Matchups will be decided by tomorrow's results.

• For the first time this season, UTA's starting lineup consisted of forwards Nathan Hawkins and Julian Harris and guards DJ Bryant, Kaelon Wilson and Erick Neal. Kevin Hervey was the first substitute off the bench.

• Senior forward Julian Harris earned his third career start at Texas State. He has 91 career appearances at UTA.

• Senior guard Erick Neal scored 22 points at Texas State. He moved into third on the UTA career scoring list with 1,490 points, surpassing Anthony Vereen (1,477 from 2005-09). Willie Brand (1,907 from 1987-91) is the leader, while Kevin Hervey (1,719) is second.

• Senior guard Erick Neal scored 22 points with 10 assists at Texas State, his 12th double double of his career and 7th of the season.

• Neal has surpassed 20+ points in four his last five games. During that period, he owns 124 points, 29 rebs and 32 assists. Neal has surpassed 20 points 18 times in his career and 9 times this season.

• Graduate transfer Johnny Hamilton scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds, his sixth double-double of the season. His block with a minute left was a school-record 73rd of the season and helped UTA maintain a late 5-point lead.

• Senior forward Kevin Hervey scored 22 points at Texas State. He has surpassed 20+ points 39 times in his career and 20 times this season.