LAS VEGAS -- James Daniel III scored 22 points and Damon Collins and Marcel Boyd both had at least 10 points and 10 rebounds as Howard dominated Central Arkansas from the opening tip Wednesday in a 73-54 victory at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The Bison (3-2) led 40-24 at halftime and never let up in the second half, holding the Bears (1-4) to 35.5 percent shooting from the field.
UCA was coming off its first victory of the season over Texas-San Antonio on Monday, a game in which it shot 57.1 percent overall and 53.8 percent from three-point range. But the Bison limited the Bears to 4-of-19 shooting from beyond the three-point line Wednesday, with sophomore guard Jordan Howard hitting all four (4 of 10).
Howard led the Bears with 16 points, while senior forward Justin Foreman added 12.
Collins finished with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting with a career-high 13 rebounds, and Boyd made all 5 of his shots for 10 points and had 10 rebounds.
UCA, which trailed 17-4 to open the game, made only one of its first nine shots and never found an answer for Daniel, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 29 points per game.
SUN BELT MEN
OREGON 91, ARKANSAS STATE 68
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon had four players with at least 10 points as the Ducks (5-0) rolled past Arkansas State (2-3) in a nonconference game at Matthew Knighten Arena.
Dwayne Benjamin led Oregon with 25 points and six rebounds. Chris Boucher added 17 points and 9 rebounds, while Tyler Dorsey had 15 points and 6 rebounds and Elgin Cook finished with 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Oregon shot 46.8 percent (29 of 62) from the field and forced the Red Wolves into 21 turnovers.
Devin Carter made 4 of 5 three-point attempts and led ASU with 22 points and six rebounds, but no other Red Wolves player managed more than eight points. The Red Wolves shot 32.4 percent (23 of 71) from the floor.
SUN BELT WOMEN
TENN.-CHATTANOOGA 55, ARKANSAS STATE 54
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Aundrea Gamble scored a game-high 17 points but missed a layup with 1 second remaining as Tennessee-Chattanooga (4-3) handed Arkansas State (3-1) its first loss in a nonconference game at McKenzie Arena.
Gamble was the only ASU player to score at least 10 points, but she couldn't get her final shot to go down and Moses Johnson came down with the rebound to seal the victory for Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Kieana Gilbert led Tennessee-Chattanooga with 14 points and Jasmine Joyner added 12 as the Moccasins shot 51.1 percent (23 of 45) from the field and held ASU to 36.5 percent (19 of 52).
Sports on 11/26/2015