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HAMMOND – Freshman Brandon Edwards tipped in a missed shot with 2.7 seconds remaining in overtime and UT Arlington rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second straight game and defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 68-66, in a Southland Conference game Saturday at the University Center.
Bo Ingram scored a team-high 13 points, including a pair of game-tying free throws with 1:04 left in the extra period, as UTA (13-12, 7-5 SLC) scored the game's final four points. The Mavs, who rallied from a 15-point deficit in defeating Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday, trailed 27-14 with 5:53 remaining in the first half before closing out with a 16-3 run to knot the score at 30-30 at halftime.
UTA took a 63-60 lead with 2:40 remaining in the game on a basket by LaMarcus Reed before Southeastern (12-12, 6-6 SLC) tied the game on a three-point play by
David Ndoumba with 37 seconds left.
After a UTA timeout with 9.9 seconds left, Cameron Catlett sank a potential game-winning bucket as time expired, but the shot was over-ruled after Catlett was called for a shot-clock violation. A desperation three-quarter court shot by Southeastern's
Gary Dixon bounced off the back iron, forcing overtime.
Both teams traded free throws before a layup by
Jason Marks gave Southeastern a 66-64 lead with 2:12 left. Southeastern missed its final two attempts from the floor, including a layup by
Brandon Fortenberry that would have given the Lions a four-point lead heading into the final minute.
After Ingram's game-tying free throws in the extra session, Dixon missed an open 3-pointer for the Lions in the right corner for the Lions and the Mavs worked the ball to freshman Shaquille White-Miller. His shot in the lane was off the mark, but Edwards slipped in behind the Southeastern defense and tipped in the eventual game-winning shot for his only bucket of the game.
Southeastern, which lost its second straight game at home for the first time since the 2008-09 season, opened the game on a 10-2 run with Ndoumba scoring seven points during the stretch.
A basket by Ndoumba, who led all players with 18 points, gave Southeastern a 24-14 lead after converting his own miss with 7:03 left in the first half before a 3-pointer by Dixon gave the Lions their largest lead of the game.
UTA outscored Southeastern, 11-1, over the final 4:11 behind a pair of 3-pointers by Ingram. Southeastern missed its final six shots of the half and finished 8-for-31 (25.8 percent) from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
After a season-low 18-for-47 (38.3 percent) performance from the floor in a 57-52 loss to Lamar on Wednesday, Southeastern finished a frigid 20-for-62 (32.3 percent) against the Mavs. The Lions forced 22 turnovers which led to a 25 points, but UTA dominated the boards with a 48-29 advantage.
Dixon added 14 points off the bench for Southeastern while Fortenberry added 11. Catlett and Reed added 12 points off the bench for UTA, which improved to 19-4 all-time against Southeastern and 8-4 in games played in Hammond. Reed pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for the Mavs while Catlett added five assists.
Southeastern will return to action on Wednesday when it travels to face West Division leader Texas State in a 7 p.m. contest at Strahan Coliseum.
UT ARLINGTON (13-12, 7-5 SLC)
Ingram 4-10 3-4 13; Reed 4-5 3-3 12; Catlett 5-8 2-4 12; Reves 4-7 0-0 8; Williams 3-5 0-4 8; Edwards 1-3 2-2 4; Smith 0-1 4-4 4; White-Miller 0-6 3-4 3; Gay 1-2 0-0 2; Lagerson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-48 17-25 68.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (12-12, 6-6 SLC)
Ndoumba 7-11 4-5 18; Dixon 5-14 0-0 14; Fortenberry 3-14 3-4 11; Marks 2-6 4-5 8; Patterson 1-6 4-7 6; Jones 1-4 1-2 4; Hutchin 1-4 0-0 3; Johnson 0-1 2-4 2; Harrel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 18-27 66.
Halftime – SLU 30, UTA 30. End of regulation – SLU 63, UTA 63. 3-point goals – UTA 5-10 (Ingram 2-4; Williams 2-4; Reed 1-2), SLU 8-30 (Dixon 4-11; Fortenberry 2-11; Hutchin 1-3; Jones 1-3; Harrel 0-1; Patterson 0-1). Fouled out - Reves, Catlett, Marks. Rebounds – UTA 48 (Reed 14), SLU 29 (Marks 7). Assists – UTA 11 (Catlett 5), SLU 16 (Fortenberry 8). Total fouls – UTA 24, SLU 20. Technical fouls - None. A – 1,019.
