Clearly, UALR is thin in the post. And for a while on
Tuesday, NCAA Division II Southern Arkansas exposed it.
We got quite a helping of SAU’s undersized post man Alre’k
Brown. He finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 2 steals.
And for the first half, he was the best player on the court as the Muleriders
hung with the Trojans.
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| SAU's Alre'k Brown scores 2 of his 20 points. |
But UALR made some halftime adjustments, dominated the paint
in the second half, and ended up rolling to a 90-58 victory at the Jack
Stephens Center.
UALR’s front line all had big numbers. Senior Will Neighbour
had 17 points and 4 rebounds. Junior Gus Leeper had 9 points and 2 rebounds.
Sophomore James White had 16 points and 6 rebounds. And freshman Maurius Hill
had 4 points and 6 rebounds.
But they’ve got to defend the paint better than what they
did in the first half on Tuesday.
NUMBERS NEVER LIE
UALR shot 57.4 percent from the field, 55.6 percent from the
three-point line and 58.8 percent at the free throw line.
INJURY REPORT
Junior point guard J.T. Thomas was not in uniform on
Tuesday. He couldn’t finish last Friday’s game against Southern with a strained
groin. His status for Friday is unknown. We’ll also be keeping an eye on
sophomore forward James White. He had 16 points and 6 rebounds on Tuesday but
was injured while scoring his 16th point. It appeared to be an
ankle.
GLASS HALF FULL
With junior point guard J.T. Thomas injured, sophomore Josh
Hagins had to split time at the point
and shooting guard. He didn’t disappoint. Check out these numbers. He had 18
points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocked shots and a steal.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
UALR made only 10 of 17 free throws. The Trojans only shot
1.4 percent better at the free throw line than they did from the field.
UP NEXT
UALR travels to Oklahoma on Friday afternoon.
