Red Wolves vs Trojans
Our man, Jeff Reed, will be live blogging the Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. the UALR Trojans game from the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro. Join in as Jeff details all the action from Arkansas’ biggest in-state rivalry game.
Top performers:
ASU
Brandon Peterson, 20 points, 13 rebounds. Ed Townsel 15, Kendrick Washington 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Cameron Golden, 11 points.
UALR
Josh Hagins and John Gillon 11 points each.
Some final numbers: ASU 26 of 51 shooting, 8 of 17 3-pointers, 26 of 32 free throws.
UALR 20 of 53, 8 of 18 on the 3s, and 14 of 20 shooting free throws.
ASU 10 turnovers, Trojans 18. Rebounds: ASU 31-30.
Attendance: 4,625.
Quickly looking ahead… ASU is 16-9, 10-6 in SBC. UALR is 15-11, 9-6. Trojans are home Saturday vs. Middle Tenn. while ASU travels to UL-Monroe.
The teams meet again March 2 in Little Rock.
It’s final. There is joy in Jonesboro and a new leader in the Sun Belt West. Red Wolves in 86-62.
ASU calls timeout to get one more player in. About 1:30 left ASU leads 83-56.