Arkansas State cruises by Cleveland State

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JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) _ Tamas Bruce scored 16 points, Deven Simms added 15

points, and Arkansas State beat Cleveland State 78-51 on Wednesday night for its

seventh straight victory.



Arkansas State went on an early 13-2 run to build a 16-9 lead and the Red

Wolves closed the half on a 9-0 spurt to extend their lead to 32-17. In the

second half, the Red Wolves went up 51-29 for their seventh game this season

with a 20-point lead.



Donte Thomas added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists for Arkansas State

(7-1), which plays undefeated TCU (7-0) on Saturday.



Thomas had his 200th career assist in the first half when he found C.J. Foster

for a 3-pointer. Thomas is the 13th player in program history to reach the mark.



Demonte Flannigan led Cleveland State (1-5) with 14 points and six rebounds.

The Vikings committed 23 turnovers and shot just 39 percent from the field.

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