JONESBORO, Ark. (11/4/24) – Joseph Pinion led all players with a career-high 16 points off the bench, helping the Arkansas State men's basketball team to a season-opening 80-75 overtime win over Akron Monday night inside First National Bank Arena.
A-State (1-0) limited the 2024 MAC Tournament champion Zips (0-1) to just one field goal in the extra period. The Red Wolves shot 46.6 percent from the field on 34-of-73, including a 4-for-6 register in OT, and outscored Akron 50-30 in the paint. A crowd of 4,610 – the largest crowd for a home opener since 2002 – cheered the Scarlet and Black to its 10th straight win in a home opener.