Box Score

ARLINGTON, Texas – Kevin Butler and LaMarcus Reed scored 16 points each to lead a balanced UT Arlington attack and the Mavs used a 13-0 run in the first half to pull away and defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 85-46, in the Southland Conference opener for both teams Wednesday at Texas Hall.

Bo Ingram, Jordan Reves and Cameron Catlett scored eight points each as UTA (8-5, 1-0 Southland) improved to 20-4 all time against Southeastern (5-7, 0-1 Southland) and 12-0 at Texas Hall. The Mavs erased an 18-17 deficit in the first half as they built a 40-26 lead at halftime before outscoring the Lions, 45-20, in the final 20 minutes.

Butler, a TCU transfer who finished 6-for-10 from the floor, gave UTA a 20-18 lead after converting on a three-point play with 7:45 remaining in the first half. Brandon Edwards followed with another three-point play for UTA before Stuart Lagerson and Ingram connected on buckets and Reed drained a pair of free throws for a 30-18 lead.

The Mavs opened the second half with a 10-0 run that was capped by a 3-pointer by Reed, who finished 4-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-5 from behind the 3-point arc.

Roosevelt Johnson led Southeastern with 16 points with Jan Petrovcic adding 10. The Lions, playing the fourth game of a five-game roadtrip, finished 20-for-55 (36.4 percent) from the floor and 1-for-16 from behind the 3-point line.

Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it visits Stephen F. Austin in a 6 p.m. contest at William R. Johnson Coliseum. The game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9) and on the internet at www.LionSports.net.

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (5-7, 0-1 SLC)
Johnson 8-13 0-2 16; Petrovcic 4-4 2-6 10; Bailey 2-6 1-2 5; Patterson 2-6 0-1 4; Campbell 2-5 0-0 4; Nelson 1-6 0-0 3; Ochie 1-4 0-0 2; Populist 0-5 2-2 2; Cooper 0-5 0-0 0; Benton 0-0 0-0 0; Ross 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-55 5-13 46.

UT ARLINGTON (8-5, 1-0 SLC)
Butler 6-10 3-3 16; Reed 4-9 6-7 16; Ingram 3-6 0-0 8; Catlett 4-9 0-1 8; Reves 3-5 2-2 8; Redmon 2-5 3-3 7; Gay 2-8 2-2 7; Edwards 2-4 1-3 5; Osbourne 1-1 0-0 3; Gruszecki 1-4 0-0 3; White-Miller 1-3 0-0 2; Lagerson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-65 17-21 85.

Halftime – UTA 40, SLU 26. 3-point goals – SLU 1-16 (Nelson 1-5; Campbell 0-2; Ochie 0-2; Populist 0-4; Cooper 0-3), UTA 8-25 (Ingram 2-4; Reed 2-5; Osbourne 1-1; Gruszecki 1-4; Butler 1-4; Gay 1-3; White-Miller 0-1; Redmon 0-2; Catlett 0-1). Fouled out - Bailey. Rebounds – SLU 35 (Johnson 8), UTA 44 (Three with 5). Assists – SLU 9 (Three with 2), UTA 12 (White-Miller 3). Total fouls – SLU 20, UTA 16. Technical Fouls - Bailey. A – 578.