Arkansas St. 71, Ark.-Little Rock 63

Arkansas St. 71, Ark.-Little Rock 63

Published Feb. 26, 2011 8:30 p.m. ET

Rashad Allison scored 16 points and Trey Finn added 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Arkansas State to a 71-63 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday.

The win clinched at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference's West Division title for the Red Wolves (17-14, 11-5) and completed the school's first perfect home schedule (13-0) in 20 years. The Red Wolves will have the division's top seed for the conference tournament, which begins on March 5 in Hot Springs, Ark.

Alex Garcia-Mendoza had 15 points, Matt Mouzy 13 and Solomon Bozeman 12 for Arkansas-Little Rock (15-15, 7-8), which led 46-35 with 17:35 left.

Allison and Finn combined to make 10 of 11 free throws in the second half. The Red Wolves hit 33 of 44 from the line.

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Jeremy Thomas finished with 12 points for Arkansas State.

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