CONWAY -- Arkansas State overcame Central Arkansas' early second-half flurry and earned an 89-77 victory Friday night at the Farris Center.
Senior guard Devin Carter led the Red Wolves (9-2) with 20 points and made four three-pointers. Junior guard Deven Simms had 19 points. Sophomore guard Connor Kern and junior forward Tamas Bruce each added 10 points.
Under first-year coach Grant McCasland, ASU has won 9 of its past 10 games. Its only loss during that span was 77-54 at TCU on Dec. 3.
On Friday, ASU shot 49.2 percent (32 of 65) from the field and made 10 of 27 (37.