Carter sets record as A-State downs UT-Martin

ASN — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:58:08 +0000

From A-State Sports
Mark Taylor, Assistant Director for Media Relations

MARTIN, Tenn. – Devin Carter set an Arkansas State record with 10 made 3-pointers as the Red Wolves rolled to a 87-68 victory over UT Martin Wednesday evening at the Elam Center.

Carter finished with a season-high 33 points, narrowly missing his career high of 34, and tied the NCAA Division I mark for most made 3-pointers this season. All but one of his field goals were from beyond the arc, and his only traditional field goal resulted in a 3-point play from the free throw line.

C.J. Foster also finished in double-figures with a career-high 14 points, while Deven Simms added 16.

“What a great performance by Devin Carter tonight,” A-State head coach Grant McCasland said. “What a great teammate he has been this season and his energy has been great all season. It’s never been about him getting his and he hasn’t taken bad shots and I’m happy for him because he deserves this. We found a way as a team to get stops and it was a good win.”

UT Martin opened up a 10-point lead in the first half thanks to a 14-0 run over a six minute span that pushed the advantage to 23-13. Salif Boudie provided a boost from the bench as a layup sparked a 10-2 run for the Red Wolves. Carter capped the run with a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 25-23 with 5:57 left in the half.

Carter led Arkansas State in the opening 20 minutes with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting all from beyond the arc. Boudie also provided early offense with a presence in the paint and helped the Red Wolves lead early in the game before the Skyhawks went on the run to build their lead.

Carter brought A-State within 33-32 and Simms gave the Red Wolves their first lead since 15:14 in the first half when he capped a 6-0 run to end the half for A-State with an and-1 conversion to take a 35-33 lead into the break. The Red Wolves would not trail in the game after that point.

The Skyhawks tied the game briefly at 35-35 at the start of the second half and again at 37-37 with 18:33 to go, but A-State would outscore UTM 20-6 over the next 5:12 to build a 12-point advantage.

Carter helped A-State extend the lead in the second half by going 5-of-8 from beyond the arc and 6-of-9 from the field. It marked the third time in his career that has exceeded the 30-point plateau.

Arkansas finished the night 30-of-65 (46 percent) from the field and drained 44 percent (14-of-32) of 3-point attempts. The Red Wolves also held a 35-34 edge on the glass while limiting the Skyhawks to just eight offensive rebounds, including just one in the second half.

A-State held the Skyhawks to just 20 percent shooting from beyond the arc in the first half, marking the seventh time in 10 games that Red Wolves have held an opponent to 20 percent or lower in the category.

A-State returns to action on Friday, Dec. 16 when it travels to Conway, Ark., to take on in-state foe Central Arkansas. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Farris Center.

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A-State’s men’s basketball win streak snapped at TCU

ASN — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 16:43:30 +0000

From A-State Sports
Mark Taylor, Assistant Director for Media Relations

FORT WORTH, Texas. (12/3/16) – Arkansas State men’s basketball trailed by one at the half, but TCU closed the game on a 23-5 run to come away with a 77-54 win to snap the Red Wolves seven game win streak.

The Red Wolves fall to 7-2 on the season while TCU improved to 8-0. At 7-2, A-State is off to its best start since the 2008-09 season.

Devin Carter led A-State with 22 points while C.J. Foster added a career high 13 points. Vlad Brodziansky paced the Horned Frogs with 18 points while Kenrich Williams posted a double- double of 15 points and 13 rebounds.

“Looking at this thing, we knew we couldn’t turn the ball over and we had 10 turnovers in the first half,” said A-State head coach Grant McCasland. “You can’t do that against good teams because you saw the hole we dug early. We hadn’t started like that this year and that’s a credit to the TCU defense. We hadn’t seen length like they have and that really caused problems for us. Between us missing free throws, that turnover spree early in the game and them contesting all the shots at the rim, it really caused us problems.”

Despite an early 11-point deficit, A-State trailed 30-29 at the half. Carter converted a layup to give the Red Wolves a 31-30 lead early in the second period. TCU scored the next five points, but Carter hit another of his five three-pointers on the night to cut the deficit to 35- 34 with 15:19 remaining. The Red Wolves were able to draw fouls and get to the charity stripe, but struggled at the line in the second half allowing TCU to pull away.

TCU hit a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 37-34 with 14:46 left, but A-State went 1- of-4 at the line on the next two trips down the floor cutting the deficit to 37-35 with 14:22 left. The two point deficit would be as close as the Red Wolves could get as TCU pulled away over the final 13 minutes.

The Red Wolves finished the second half 3-of-12 (25 percent) at the free throw line and saw the Horned Frogs close the game on the 23-5 run. Rashad Lindsey converted a layup to make the score 56-51 with 6:40 remaining and the Red Wolves got a stop on the defensive end to get a chance of making it a one possession game.

A-State had two layups rim out and the Horned Frogs took advantage by closing the game on a 21-3 run. The three points by the Red Wolves came on a trey by Carter with 4:32 remaining, cutting the deficit to 61-54, but that would be the final points for A-State. TCU scored the final 16 points to set the final score.

“I told the guys I love them and I was proud of them,” said McCasland. “I thought we competed, but we had that little stretch where we missed a couple of layups and they hit some three’s to stretch it to eight. After that, it felt like we were climbing up a hill. TCU is a good team and hopefully this will give us a chance to get better.”

Despite two 3-point field goals from Foster early in the first half, A-State faced an 18-10 deficit with 11:36 left in the first half. The Red Wolves clamped down defensively, holding the Horned Frogs without a field goal the next seven plus minutes and was able to tie the game after trailing by as many as 11 points.

The Red Wolves committed seven turnovers in the first eight minutes and TCU converted those mistakes into 11 points, nine of which came in transition. A-State cleaned it up the remainder of the half with just two turnovers while forcing the Horned Frogs into four miscues.

Carter heated up late in the first half, burying two three-pointers, the second of which tied the game at 26 with 2:47 left in the first half. A-State had two chances to take the lead late in the half, but trailed 30-29 at the break.

A-State finished the game 34.5 percent (19-55) from the field and 36.4 percent (8-22) from 3-point range. The Red Wolves struggled at the charity stripe, finishing 8-for-20 (40 percent). TCU finished 47.2 percent (25-53) from the floor and 36.8 percent (7-19) from long range. TCU was able to convert on 20-of-27 free throws (74.1 percent) and held a 16-0 advantage in fast break points. The Horned Frogs won the glass 38-34 and the battle in the paint 32-18.

The Red Wolves return to action December 14 in a 7 p.m. matchup at UT Martin.

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