UT Arlington Mavericks @ UL Monroe Warhawks
Jones boosts Texas-Arlington past Louisiana-Monroe 72-57
MONROE, La. -- Jalen Jones shot 9 for 12 and scored 23 points in 27 minutes and Texas-Arlington pulled away from Louisiana-Monroe after halftime for a 72-57 win on Thursday night.
Texas-Arlington (24-6, 14-3 Sun Belt) led 31-30 at halftime and went on a 19-9 run to start the second half and pushed its lead to 50-39. Louisiana-Monroe rallied with jumpers from Nick Coppola, Marcus Washington, and Prince Cooper to reduce the deficit to five.
But Drew Charles made two foul shots, Jones had a 3, a jumper and a layup, and Erick Neal added a jumper and the Mavericks led 61-48 with 4:48 to go and had a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Neal finished with 12 points, Faith Pope 11 and Kevin Hervey 10.
Travis Munnings led Louisiana-Monroe (8-22, 2-15) with 17 points. Washington added 12 and Coppola 11.
Game Information
Monroe, LA
Referee:Anthony Jordan
Referee:Kerry Sitton
Referee:Andrew Walton
2025-26 Standings
| Western Athletic ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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