Hervey shoots UT Arlington past Cal Poly 77-56
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kevin Hervey poured in 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double and UT Arlington overpowered Cal Poly 77-56 on Thursday night.
Kaelon Wilson added 13 points and Erick Neal scored nine with seven assists for the Mavericks (9-4), who turned 19 Cal Poly turnovers into 17 points and outscored the Mustangs 32-12 in the paint.
Jakub Niziol knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 16 to pace Cal Poly. Victor Joseph added 15 points, while Luke Meikle scored 11 with three steals. The Mustangs (4-9) shot just 33 percent from the floor (18 of 55) and long range (9 of 27).
Cal Poly hung tough in the first half and trailed 28-25 at intermission. Meikle hit a 3 to open the second half to pull Cal Poly even and his jumper with 16:17 left knotted the score at 34. But Nathan Hawkins hit a 3-pointer on the next trip down the floor and the Mavericks never trailed again.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Marques Pettigrew
- Karl Hess
- Andrew Banner
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |