(JONESBORO) The Arkansas State mens basketball team collected a 67-57 win over Coastal Carolina Monday night at the Convocation Center, running its Sun Belt Conference winning streak to a school-record-tying seven games.
Led by four players scoring in double figures, the Red Wolves improved their record to 18-6 overall and 9-2 in league play. With the win, A-State remains in a three-way tie with Georgia Southern and Georgia State atop the Sun Belt Conference standings. Coastal Carolina saw its record move to 11-13 overall and 6-5 in conference play.
A-State junior guard Deven Simms narrowly missed out on his first career double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds both team highs. Junior forward Tamas Bruce, along with Simms, came off the bench to add 11 points, while senior guard Devin Carter and freshman forward Jahmiah Simmons contributed 12 and 10, respectively.
The Chanticleers had three players reach double digits, including Colton Ray-St Cyr with a team-high 17 points. Demario Beck pulled down a team-high nine rebounds to lead CCU on the boards.
The Red Wolves posted a .434 field goal percentage while holding Coastal Carolina to a .387 percentage. A-State also held a 40-33 rebounding advantage and saw its bench outscore the Chanticleers reserves 32-16.
The Red Wolves head to Texas to face UT Arlington Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Texas State Monday at 7:00 p.m.
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