South Alabama Jaguars at Arkansas State Red Wolves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Cockfield leads Arkansas St. past South Alabama 66-65
Cockfield finished 12 of 15 from the line and Salif Boudie had 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Arkansas State (8-8, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its sixth straight home victory.
There were 18 ties and 15 lead changes before Grantham Gillard's layup gave the Red Wolves the lead for good and sparked a 7-2 spurt that made it 66-62 after Cockfield's last two free throws.
Rodrick Sikes had 24 points, Josh Ajayi added 15, and Trhae Mitchell scored 12 for the Jaguars (9-7, 2-1). Kory Holden, who came in as South Alabama's leading scorer at 15.0 per game, had only 6 points on 2-of-13 shooting.
Neither team led by more than five points until Eaton scored six and Boudie added four in a 10-2 run that made it 57-47. Ajayi converted two 3-point plays and Sikes scored the final seven points in a 13-2 spurt that gave South Alabama a 60-59 lead with 3:55 left.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kory Holden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Ajayi. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ty Cockfield made Free Throw. | 62 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ty Cockfield made Free Throw. | 62 - 65 |
Statistics
 USA |
 ARST |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-64 | FG | 22-49 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 7-13 | FT | 20-26 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Jonesboro, AR
Attendance: 1,374 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |