Arkansas State beats UL Monroe 75-64 in Sun Belt opener
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Grantham Gillard scored 19 points, Tamas Bruce had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Arkansas State beat Louisiana-Monroe 75-64 on Friday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
Deven Simms hit a 3-pointer to spark a 13-3 run and Arkansas State led 63-52 with four minutes left. Connor Kern and Ty Cockfield each made a 3 during the stretch. Travis Munnings scored seven straight points to pull the Warhawks to 71-64 with 49 seconds remaining. Cockfield and Simms each made two free throws to seal it.
Gillard was 6 of 11 from the field and made four 3-pointers, and Bruce collected his first double-double of the season. Simms had 17 points and Cockfield finished with 15 for Arkansas State (6-8), which has won three of its last four games.
Munnings scored 22 points to lead UL Monroe (6-6).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Nathan Quick
- Byron Jarrett
- Tony Henderson
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Appalachian State | 16-2 | - | 27-7 |
James Madison | 15-3 | 1 | 32-4 |
Troy | 13-5 | 3 | 20-12 |
Arkansas State | 11-7 | 5 | 20-17 |
Louisiana | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Southern Miss | 9-9 | 7 | 16-16 |
South Alabama | 8-10 | 8 | 16-16 |
Georgia State | 8-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 8 | 9-24 |
Texas State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-18 |
Marshall | 7-11 | 9 | 13-20 |
UL Monroe | 6-12 | 10 | 11-19 |
Coastal Carolina | 5-13 | 11 | 9-22 |
Old Dominion | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |