SOUTHLAND MEN
NICHOLLS STATE 74, UCA 72
Rylan Bergersen’s game-high 24 points were not enough for the University of Central Arkansas (3-10, 2-3 Southland Conference) against Nicholls State (6-5, 4-1) at the Farris Center in Conway.
Bergersen was 8 of 17 from the floor and 6 of 6 at the free-throw line for the Bears, who couldn’t maintain a five-point second-half lead. The Colonels scored seven consecutive points to take a 54-50 advantage with 10:30 remaining.
UCA took one final lead at 65-64 with 4:37 left, but Nicholls State seized control late.
After Bergersen’s 24, UCA got 14 points from Jared Chatham who pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds. Khaleem Bennett had 11 points for the Bears, while SK Shittu chipped in 10 points.
Kevin Johnson led Nicholls State with 17 points. Najee Garvin (16), Andre Jones (12) and Ty Gordon (11) also scored in double figures for the Colonels.
SUN BELT MEN
ARKANSAS STATE 93,
LOUISIANA-MONROE 72
Arkansas State University (5-6, 2-2 Sun Belt) capped the weekend sweep of Louisiana-Monroe (4-9, 2-4) with the 21-point victory at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro.
The Red Wolves won the opener 74-72 on Friday over the Warhawks.
On Saturday, the Red Wolves turned a three-point halftime advantage into a blowout by connecting on 58.6% (17 of 29) of their second-half shots from the floor.
Norchad Omier paced the Red Wolves with game-highs of 22 points and 17 rebounds. Caleb Fields had 19 points, while Marquis Eaton (17) and Keyon Wesley (13) also scored in double figures for ASU.
Koreem Ozier and Russell Harrison shared team-high honors for the War-hawks with 18 points apiece.
The Red Wolves made 81.8% of their free throws (27 of 33).
SWAC MEN
SOUTHERN 88, UAPB 53
Host Southern (2-4, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic) had little trouble with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at the F.G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge.
UAPB led 9-8 before the Jaguars jumped in front to take a 45-24 halftime advantage. Southern’s largest lead was 37 points (88-51) with 27 seconds left in the game.
Southern shot 63% (29 of 46) from the floor, while holding UAPB to 26.1% field goal shooting. The Jaguars made 11 of 16 (68.8%) of their three-point attempts and outrebounded the Golden Lions 38-19.
Shaun Doss Jr. and Joshuwan Johnson led UAPB with 18 and 16 points, respectively.
Southern’s Henderson Harrison led all players with 19 points. Teammate Ahsante Shivers had 15 points, whie Samkelo Cele made all four of this three-point attempts for 12.
SOUTHLAND WOMEN
UCA 56, NICHOLLS STATE 42
Junior Lucy Ibeh scored 31 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and had 7 steals to give the University of Central Arkansas (3-9, 1-6 Southland) the victory over Nicholls State (4-8, 3-2) at the Farris Center in Conway.
Ibeh was 11 of 17 from the floor and made 9 of 11 free throws. Of her 16 rebounds, seven came on the offensive end.
No other UCA player scored more than six points.
Chelsea Cain scored a team-high 20 points for the Colonels and led the visitors with nine rebounds.
Led by the 6-0 Ibeh, the Sugar Bears had a 30-14 edge in points in the paint.
SUN BELT WOMEN
ARKANSAS STATE 59,
LOUISIANA-MONROE 44
Arkansas State won its ninth consecutive game Saturday night, capping a weekend sweep at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La.
With the victory, the Red Wolves are 9-1 overall for the first time since the 1999-2000 season and 4-0 in league play for the first time since 2015-16.
Jireh Washington led the Red Wolves with 17 points and 4 steals, while teammate Jada Stinson made 5-of-10 three-pointers and finished with 15 points.
Peyton Martin had nine rebounds to lead ASU which got seven boards from Karolina Szydlowska and six apiece from Trinitee Jackson, Morgan Wallace and Washington.
Whitney Goins led the Warhawks with 10 points, while Kierra Crockett had a game-high 14 rebounds.
ASU trailed 17-10 at the end of the first quarter, but outscored Louisiana-Monroe 20-9 in the second to take a 30-26 halftime lead.
The Red Wolves pushed the margin to 49-34 entering the fourth quarter.
SWAC WOMEN
SOUTHERN 67, UAPB 57
Southern (2-8, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic) turned a 33-32 halftime lead into a 53-40 advantage after the third quarter in its victory over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2-8, 1-3) at the F.G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge. UAPB shot 46.7% from the floor but could not overcome 34 turnovers which led to 32 Southern points. The Jaguars had 24 steals, led by Taneara Moore’s seven.
UAPB’s Khadijah Brown led all scorers with 15 points, while teammate Ashlynn Green came off the bench to score 11. Trasity Totten had a game-high 10 rebounds the Golden Lions who were outscored 13-5 in second-chance points and 44-30 in points in the paint.
Genovea Johnson led Southern with 13 points.
CORRECTION: The Arkansas State University women’s basketball team defeated Louisiana-Monroe 59-44 on Saturday. A report on the team’s victory was incorrect. The correct game description has been added above.