UT Arlington Mavericks

Neal has career-high 38, UTA rallies to beat Appalachian St. (Feb 01, 2018)

Published Feb. 1, 2018 11:40 p.m. ET

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Erick Neal had a career-high 38 points and Kevin Hervey added 18 points with 14 rebounds to lead UT Arlington to an 89-77 comeback victory over Appalachian State on Thursday night.

The Mavericks drilled 10 of 16 (63 percent) from beyond the arc with Appalachian State making just 8 of 31 from distance.

Neal was 11 of 19 from the floor, hitting five from distance, and making 11 of 12 free throws. Hervey was 6 of 8 from the line as the Mavericks made 29 of 38 free-throw attempts. Appalachian State made 13 of 16.

Nathan Hawkins added a career-best 19 points for UTA (14-10, 5-6 Sun Belt Conference).

Appalachian State held a 39-35 halftime advantage. UTA took its first lead, 58-57, since early in the game when DJ Bryant made two free throws with 8:10 left. Neal drained a 3 and followed with a layup as the Mavericks took the lead for good 63-60 with 6:24 left.

The Mavericks made 16 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Ronshad Shabazz led the Mountaineers (9-15, 4-7) with 31 points, one shy of his career high.

Get more from UT Arlington Mavericks Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

UT Arlington Mavericks

Sun Belt