UT-Arlington controls Texas St. in 76-61 win (Feb 04, 2017)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Kevin Hervey scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds, Erick Neal and Jorge Bilbao each scored 13 points and Texas-Arlington beat Texas State 76-61 on Saturday.
It was Hervey's ninth double-double of the year and the 18th of his career. The Mavericks shot 60 percent (29 for 48) from the field and limited Texas State to 39-percent (20 for 51) shooting.
Texas-Arlington (17-6, 7-3 Sun Belt) went on an 18-4 run during a five-minute span in the first half and built a 26-12 lead. Texas State (13-9, 6-4) cut its deficit to 31-23 by holding the Mavericks scoreless for three minutes and trailed 39-30 at the break. UTA opened the second half with a 7-2 run and led by double figures the rest of the way.
Drew Charles added 10 points for the Mavericks, winners of five of their last six games.
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury scored 15 and moved into 10th place on the Texas State career-scoring list, with 1,166 points.
