Omaha beats Arkansas State 77-74
OMAHA, Neb. -- Zach Jackson scored 22 points, JT Gibson added a career-high 17, and Omaha held off Arkansas State to win its second game of the season, 77-74 on Wednesday night and snap a three-game skid.
ASU rallied from a 17-point deficit and Deven Simms' layup tied it at 58 after a 12-0 run. The Red Wolves twice pulled within one point before taking a 70-69 lead on Salif Boudie's layup.
KJ Robinson's made two free throws for a 71-70 Omaha lead, Jackson added a layup after Arkansas State missed a free throw and the Mavericks were up 73-70 with 1:21 left to play. ASU rallied to take a 74-73 lead on a jumper by layup by Ty Cockfield and Grantham Gillard's steal and layup, but Matt Pile's layup with 27 seconds left put Omaha up 75-74.
Daniel Norl's two free throws made it a three-point game with eight seconds left. Arkansas State called a timeout and Cockfield missed a 3 before time expired.
Norl scored 15 points for the Mavericks (2-10).
Cockfield scored 23 points for Arkansas State (3-7), which has lost five of its last six. Simms scored 12 and Thomas Bruce 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Terry Oglesby
- Toby Martinez
- Michael Swoboda
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Summit League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Omaha | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Denver | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |