
UT Arlington Mavericks at Tarleton State Texans
· WAC Tournament - SemifinalWilson's 29, Talbot's game-winner lift UT Arlington past Tarleton State, 87-84 in WAC semifinal
The Mavericks (20-13) advance to face top-seeded Grand Canyon in Saturday's conference championship game.
Shemar Wilson led UT Arlington with 29 points and added five rebounds and three blocks. Phillip Russell added 18 points while shooting 4 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line while he also had 10 assists. DaJuan Gordon had 16 points and went 7 of 11 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range). It was the sixth straight victory for the Mavericks.
Devon Barnes led the way for the Texans (23-9) with 24 points. Jakorie Smith added 23 points for Tarleton State. Traivar Jackson had 12 points and two blocks.
Wilson led UT Arlington with 14 points in the second half. UT Arlington outscored Tarleton State by five points over the final half.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 84 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 87 - 84 |
2nd 0:01 | Tarleton State Offensive Rebound. | 87 - 84 |
2nd 0:01 | Jakorie Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 87 - 84 |
2nd 0:03 | Tarleton State Timeout | 87 - 84 |
Statistics
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32-57 | FG | 28-56 |
56.1 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
9-23 | 3PT | 8-20 |
39.1 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
14-16 | FT | 20-22 |
87.5 | Free Throw % | 90.9 |
30 | Rebounds | 27 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
18 | Assists | 17 |
3 | Steals | 5 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
19 | Fouls | 18 |
4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 4,057 | Capacity:
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Utah Valley | 15-1 | - | 25-9 |
Grand Canyon | 13-3 | 2 | 26-8 |
California Baptist | 9-7 | 6 | 17-15 |
Abilene Christian | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Seattle U | 8-8 | 8 | 14-18 |
Tarleton State | 7-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
UT Arlington | 6-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
Southern Utah | 4-12 | 11 | 12-19 |
Utah Tech | 2-14 | 13 | 7-26 |