Arkansas State rallies past Little Rock

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (1/14/16) The Arkansas State men’s basketball team overcame a 14-point deficit and rallied past Little Rock for a 77-72 victory Saturday night at the Jack Stephens Center.



A-State earned a win in Little Rock for the first time since the 2011 season and improves to 12-6 overall and 3-2 in league play. The Trojans fall to 11-7 overall and 2-3 in conference play.



Devin Carter and Deven Simms combined for 50 points to help the Red Wolves to the win. Carter poured in 28 points while Simms finished with a career high 22 points, 17 of which came in the second half. Little Rock had five players finish in double figures, led by March Johnson, Jr., who had 15 points off the bench.



A-State finished the night shooting 48.9 percent (23-47), including 52 percent (13-25) in the second half. The Red Wolves shot 81.3 percent (26-32) at the charity stripe after entering the game at 63.5 percent. After shooting 63.0 percent (17-27) in the first half, A-State held the Trojans to 38.1 percent (8-21) in the second half. Little Rock finished 52.1 percent (25-48) on the night and 19-of-24 (79.2 percent) at the charity stripe. Little Rock hit just 3-of-12 (25 percent) beyond the arc compared to 5-of-15 (33.3 percent) for the Red Wolves.




   




   

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