RIVERSIDE, California – UT Arlington fell 70-68 to the California Baptist Lancers on the road Saturday in the team's regular season finale, despite a 21-point effort from Forward Raysean Seamster. UTA led 68-66 in the final minute, but came up just short in Riverside.
The Mavericks (13-17, 6-10 WAC) had three players score in double figures, led by Seamster's 21 points and nine rebounds. Guard Brandyn Talbot tacked on 10 points and two steals, while guard Jaden Wells chipped in as well with 10 points off of the bench.
Lance Ware pulled down five offensive rebounds to lead the UT Arlington offense which grabbed 19 boards on the offensive end and turned them into 17 second chance points. Ware finished with 12 boards in total.
How It Happened
After falling behind 22-11, UT Arlington went on a 6-0 run with 8:02 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from guard Darius Burford, to narrow its deficit to 22-17. CBU answered back and added to its lead, leaving the Mavericks down 36-29 entering halftime.
After intermission, UT Arlington kept the Lancers from increasing their lead before going on a 10-0 run, finished off by Talbot's layup, to seize a 47-44 lead with 12:33 to go in the contest.
In a game with 14 lead changes, the Mavs held multiple leads inside the final five minutes in the back-and-forth affair. CBU tied things at 68-68 on a pull-up jumper from Dominique Daniels, Jr., and then he hit the final three free throws of the contest to give the Lancers the win. A desperation heave by Talbot at the buzzer from beyond half court in the final second came off the backboard.
Game Notes
» The UT Arlington bench came alive by adding 24 points to its scoring output.
» UT Arlington cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 19 offensive boards in the game.
» Raysean Seamster led the Mavericks with 21 points.
» UT Arlington got a game-high 12 rebounds from Lance Ware.
The Mavs are now locked into the seven seed for the conference tournament for the 2025 Hercules Tires WAC Championship next week in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena. The Mavs will face second-seeded Grand Canyon (23-7, 13-3 WAC) in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 12, at 10:30 p.m. CT.
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