UL Monroe rolls over UT Arlington 84-71
MONROE, La. -- Michael Ertel and Sam McDaniel combined for 39 points as Louisiana-Monroe rolled over UT Arlington 84-71 to get its third straight Sun Belt Conference victory on Thursday night.
Ertel finished with 20 points and McDaniel had 19, hitting 4 of 8 from distance as the Warhawks drilled 13 of 32 from long range, making 31 of 64 from the floor. The Mavericks were held to 26-of-62 shooting. Travis Munnings added 16 points with six rebounds while dishing out four assists and Marvin Jean-Pierre had 15 points and 10 rebounds for ULM (12-12, 6-7), which has won five of its last six games.
The Warhawks took a 41-34 lead into the break and pushed that to 69-51 midway in the second period. The Mavericks could never close the gap, losing the second half 43-37.
Erick Neal equaled a UTA record with nine from long range to finish with 35 points and Kevin Hervey added 12 for UTA (16-11, 7-7), which had won three straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Don Daily
- Wil Howard
- K.B. Burdett
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
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 |