JONESBORO, Ark. (1/10/19) – The Arkansas State men’s basketball team used strong defense to get past South Alabama 66-65 Thursday at First National Bank Arena.
A-State (8-8, 2-1) improved to 6-0 on the home floor with the win and has held all six opponents below 40 percent from the field. Ty Cockfield paced the Red Wolves with 22 points while Marquis Eaton added 18 and Salif Boudie had 10 points and eight rebounds. Rodrick Sikes had a game-high 24 points to lead South Alabama (9-7, 2-1).
“No game in this league is easy as you can tell tonight,” said A-State head coach Mike Balado.