Moody scores 24 points, Arkansas beats UT Arlington 72-60
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- — Moses Moody had career highs of 24 points and nine rebounds as Arkansas beat UT Arlington 72-60 on Wednesday night.
Moody, a 6-foot-6 freshman from Little Rock, Arkansas, was 7-of-12 shooting and made two of the Razorbacks' seven 3-pointers.
Connor Vanover and Jalen Tate added 12 points apiece for Arkansas (3-0), which has won all three games by double digits but shot just 39% (24 of 61) from the floor against the Mavericks. Justin Smith had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Shahada Wells scored 17 points and Fredelin De La Cruz had 11 for UT Arlington (1-3).
Smith scored on a dunk and Moody followed with five straight points and the Razorbacks built a 20-point lead midway through the second half.
Tate made 3-pointer to stretch the Arkansas lead 69-51 with about seven minutes left, but the Razorbacks didn't make another field goal until Tate's jumper with 39 seconds to play.
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2020-2021 Sun Belt Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Appalachian State | 6-2 | - | 12-5 |
Coastal Carolina | 5-2 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 2 | 10-7 |
Georgia State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 8-4 |
South Alabama | 3-5 | 3 | 9-8 |
Troy | 1-5 | 4 | 6-9 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Texas State | 5-1 | - | 11-4 |
Louisiana | 5-3 | 1 | 11-4 |
Little Rock | 4-4 | 2 | 8-7 |
UT Arlington | 4-4 | 2 | 8-8 |
Arkansas State | 2-4 | 3 | 5-8 |
UL Monroe | 2-6 | 4 | 4-11 |
2020-2021 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 8-0 | - | 13-3 |
Missouri | 4-2 | 3 | 10-2 |
LSU | 5-3 | 3 | 10-4 |
Florida | 5-3 | 3 | 8-4 |
Tennessee | 4-3 | 3.5 | 10-3 |
Kentucky | 4-3 | 3.5 | 5-9 |
Arkansas | 4-4 | 4 | 12-4 |
Mississippi State | 4-4 | 4 | 9-7 |
Ole Miss | 3-4 | 4.5 | 8-6 |
Auburn | 3-5 | 5 | 9-7 |
Georgia | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-5 |
Texas A&M | 2-5 | 5.5 | 7-6 |
South Carolina | 1-3 | 5 | 3-5 |
Vanderbilt | 0-5 | 6.5 | 4-7 |