ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 3-6 Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-4 | Neutral: 1-2 NOVEMBER Fri. 9 at Abilene Christian Mon. 12 Missouri Baptist Fri. 18 at Grand Canyon Fri. 23 vs UNC-Wilmington% Sat. 24 vs Eastern Illinois% Sun. 25 vs Gardner-Webb%
73-94, L 89-54, W 72-96, L 64-78, L 86-90OT, L 77-69, W
DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Lehigh Tue. 4 Evansville Sat. 8 at Minnesota Fri. 14 Florida Atlantic Tue. 18 Missouri State Sat. 22 at Syracuse Sat. 29 Harding
70-82, L 87-77, W 56-72, L 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM
JANUARY Thu. 3 Sat. 5 Thu. 10 Sat. 12 Thu. 17 Sat. 19 Sat. 24 Sat. 26
7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
at Louisiana* at ULM* South Alabama* Troy* at UT Arlington* at Texas State* Appalachian State* Coastal Carolina*
FEBRUARY Sat. 2 at Little Rock* Thu. 7 at South Alabama* Sat. 9 at Troy* Thu. 14 Texas State* Sat. 16 UT Arlington* Sat. 23 Little Rock* Thu. 28 at Georgia State*
5:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
MARCH Sat. 2 at Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM Thu. 7 ULM 7:00 PM Sat. 9 Louisiana* 7:00 PM # - Exhibition Game % - Battle in the Blue Ridge (Asheville, N.C.) * - Sun Belt Conference Game All game times listed in Central Standard Time (CST)
IN THESE NOTES
Radio/TV Roster.................................................... 2 Roster & Quick Facts.............................................. 3 Series History........................................................ 4 Current Notes..................................................... 4-5 Sun Belt Update.................................................... 6 Statistical Trends................................................... 7 The Last Time..................................................... 8-9 Game-By-Game Stats......................................... 10 Miscellaneous Stats............................................ 11 Superlatives......................................................... 12 Player Pages.................................................... 13-19 Box Scores........................................................... 20 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 21 Season Stats........................................................ 22 Season/Career Stats............................................ 23
ARKANSAS STATE vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC GAME Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 10 Friday, December 14 • 7:00 PM
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RED WOLVES
3-6
OVERALL
0-0
7-2
SBC
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 14-27/1 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. FAU.....................................1-0 Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 74.9 174 Scoring Defense -4.2 307 FG Percentage .421 282 FG % Defense .459 290 3-PT FG % .361 115 3-PT FG % Def. .337 196 Free Throw % .723 92 Rebounds/Game 37.3 149 Rebound Margin +0.6 203 Turnover Margin -0.7 225 Assists/Game 11.0 312 Turnovers/Game 13.6 192 Steals/Game 6.7 161 Blocks/Game 4.7 59
OWLS
0-0
C-USA
Head Coach.................Dusty May Career Record/Yrs .............. 7-2/1 FAU Record/Yrs .................. Same vs. A-State...............................0-0
-vsTHE SERIES A-State leads 6-5
In Jonesboro..................................... 4-1 In Boca Raton................................... 1-4 Neutral Sites..................................... 1-0 Trend.................................. A-State, W2 Last Game.................A-State 64, FAU 63 ...................Dec. 16, 2017 | Boca Raton More series information on page 4
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ranks as of games played Dec. 11
Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 77.8 114 Scoring Defense 68.4 110 FG Percentage .452 176 FG % Defense .425 142 3-PT FG % .318 252 3-PT FG % Def. .308 89 Free Throw % .723 95 Rebounds/Game 39.2 71 Rebound Margin +6.1 54 Turnover Margin -0.9 239 Assists/Game 14.4 143 Turnovers/Game 16.2 321 Steals/Game 7.1 116 Blocks/Game 3.2 192 ranks as of games played Dec. 11
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,197-1,154 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... Ty Cockfield has 20 or more points in five-straight games, the first A-State player to accomplish such since JJ Montgomery in games 11-17 of the 2003-04 season ... A-State pulled down 25 offensive rebounds at Lehigh, just the second Division I team this season with 25 or more in a game ... A-State had 8 blocked shots at Minnesota, the first time A-State has had eight or more blocks against Division I opponent since Feb. 4, 2016 against South Alabama (11) ... The Red Wolves have 42 blocks thus far and are on pace for 149, second-most in program history ... Tristin Walley is averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds over the last two games on 52.9 percent shooting (9-17), including 6-of-10 (.600) from 3-point range ... Salif Boudie had a career high 21 points against Gardner-Webb on 7-of-7 shooting, the second time this season a player was 7-of-7 from the field (J.J. Matthews at Abilene Christian) ... The Red Wolves have used six different starting lineups in nine games played.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 21.3 3.9 3.0 32.8
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 8.6 4.0 0.8 32.8
5 CHRISTIAN WILLIS
rSO | G | 6-1 | 190 | Belleville, Ill. PPG RPG APG MPG 3.6 1.3 0.9 11.2
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 8.4 5.7 1.0 26.9
11 J.J. MATTHEWS
rSO | F | 6-9 | 240 | Richmond, Va. PPG RPG APG MPG 6.9 2.8 0.4 14.8 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks 2nd among SBC players at 21.3 PPG > One of 22 players nationally averaging 20 pts, 3 rebs and 3 asts > Double figures in 32 of 41 career games. > 15 20-plus point outings, seven this season. > 3rd career 30-point game with 30 at Lehigh LAST GAME: 20 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 TO, 7-24 FG, 2-5 3FG, 4-4 FT > Double figures in 13 career outings > 14 pts and 6 rebs in each of last two games > 2nd career outing with 10 or more rebounds with 10 at Lehigh > Averaged 13.8 PPG over last five games last season LAST GAME: 14 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 2 blk, 1 stl, 5-10 FG, 4-6 3FG > Starts in last two games > Career best four assists against Evansville
LAST GAME: 2 pts, 0 reb, 0 ast, 2 TO, 0 stl, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3FG, 0-0 FT > Five or more rebounds in seven of nine games > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist > A-State is 6-4 when Gillard hits three or more 3-pointers, 2-1 this season LAST GAME: 3 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 1-6 FG, 1-5 3FG, 0-0 FT > Starts in each of last four games > Perfect 7-for-7 from field at Abilene Christian
LAST GAME: 3 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 1-5 FG, 1-1 FT