Photo GalleryARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington hit 11 of its first 12 shots, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range, to start the game and went on to an 87-69 victory over HBU in non-conference basketball Saturday night at College Park Center.
Sophomore forward
Colter Lasher led the Huskies (1-2) with 13 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore forward
Reveal Chukwujekwu added 11 points and four boards and junior guard
Jourdan Stickler also had 11 points and a team-leading five assists. Freshman guard
Trey Patterson came off the bench to score eight points and had a pair of steals.
Jamel Outler hit 8-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 from 3-point range to score 26 points for the Mavericks (3-1). Drew Charles and Lonnie McClanahan each had 12 and Kaelon Wilson had 10 points and three blocked shots. Kevin Hervey led UTA with six rebounds, and Erick Neal had six assists.
UTA shot 50 percent for the game, 61 percent (13-for-21) from 3-point range, and went 16-for-22 from the free-hrow line. HBU shot 39 percent from the field, but only 13 percent (3-for-23) from long distance, and went 14-for-16 from the stripe. The Huskies outrebounded the Mavs, 41-32, and have outrebounded their opponent in all three games this season. HBU also had eight blocked shots to UTA's five.
UTA rode its hot hand to a 12-2 run to open the game, with Outler scoring eight on a pair of threes and a layup, and HBU missing nine of its first 10 shots. The Mavs got threes by Wilson, Hill and two more by Outler to extend their lead to 29-8 with 10:03 remaining and led by as many as 23 in the opening frame.
The Mavs cooled off and the Huskies outscored them 9-2 on a pair of free throws and a layup by Patterson, a trey by Lasher and a layup by Stickler to cut the deficit to 15 with 4:15 to go. UTA settled for a 44-26 lead at the break.
UTA shot 67 percent from the field, including 73 percent (8-for-11) from behind the arc, while HBU shot just 30 percent, 1-of-10 from long distance, in the first half. Outler had 16 points to lead the Mavs, and Odunsi led the Huskies with six in the opening period.
Outler hit two more threes to start the second half, the second resulting in a four-point play, then Charles added one to give UTA a 24-point lead. The Mavs maintained a 20-point lead for the next 10 minutes and led 67-45 with 8:41 remaining.
The Huskies cut into the Mavs' lead when they got a three-point play from Chukwujekwu, an up-and-under layup by Lasher, then a layup and a dunk by Chukwujekwu and a tip-in by freshman center
Josh Ibarra to outscore UTA, 11-4, over the next two-and-half minutes to get to within 16. HBU would get no closer the rest of the way.
The Huskies will have a week off before returning to action at home against Dallas Christian Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at Sharp Gym.
