Men’s Basketball Stifles UTA in Second Half, Wins 77-64

Saturday, January 5

Arlington, Texas

3 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

UTA

Ga. Southern

UT Arlington

Quan Jaockson posted 21 points and six rebounds.

1/5/2019 6:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

The Eagles play host ULM in their Sun Belt home opener Thursday.

By: Marc Gignac

ARLINGTON, Texas – Quan Jackson tallied 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Georgia Southern held UTA to 31 percent shooting in the second half to earn a 77-64 Sun Belt men's basketball victory over the Mavericks Saturday afternoon in the College Park Center.

Eagles of the Game
Isaiah Crawly made 7 of his 10 shots and tallied 15 points and six rebounds, and Elijah McCadden came off the bench to chip in a career high 12 points and five rebounds.

Key moments
Georgia Southern (9-6, 1-1) scored seven straight points in a minute of game time, and Calvin Wishart's triple from the corner gave the Eagles a 53-43 lead with 11:04 left in the game. UTA (4-11, 0-2) missed 5 of 6 shots during the stretch and 4 of 5 from long distance.

The Eagles pushed the advantage to 17 points on a Tookie Brown driving layup with 2:14 to play, and David Lee Jones Jr. made eight straight free throws inside the last 1:46 to seal the win. Jones Jr. finished with 11 points, four assists and a pair of steals.

Inside the Numbers
It was the Eagles' first win in the College Park Center, the only building in the Sun Belt GS had not won in before today. GS held UTA to 10 of 32 from the floor and 1 of 13 from long distance in the second half.

Next up
Georgia Southern plays its Sun Belt home opener against ULM Thursday at 7 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. Promotions: Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night - General Admission tickets are only $5 with an Eagle ID.