ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 4-6 Home: 3-0 | 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% 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 JANUARY Thu. 3 Sat. 5 Thu. 10 Sat. 12 Thu. 17 Sat. 19 Sat. 24 Sat. 26
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*
73-94, L 89-54, W 72-96, L 64-78, L 86-90OT, L 77-69, W
70-82, L 87-77, W 56-72, L 75-712OT, W 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 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...................................................... 20-21 Season Stats........................................................ 22 Season/Career Stats............................................ 23
GAME ARKANSAS STATE vs MISSOURI STATE Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 11 Tuesday, December 18 • 7:00 PM
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RED WOLVES
4-6
OVERALL
0-0
4-6
SBC
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 15-27/1 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Missouri State....................0-0 Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 74.9 172 Scoring Defense 78.3 295 FG Percentage .404 313 FG % Defense .436 200 3-PT FG % .339 195 3-PT FG % Def. .322 133 Free Throw % .724 91 Rebounds/Game 39.5 56 Rebound Margin +0.3 206 Turnover Margin -0.1 193 Assists/Game 10.8 316 Turnovers/Game 13.0 133 Steals/Game 6.5 175 Blocks/Game 4.4 77
BEARS
0-0 MVC
Head Coach................. Dana Ford Career Record/Yrs .......... 61-71/1 MSU Record/Yrs ................. 4-6/1 vs. A-State...............................0-0
-vsTHE SERIES Missouri State leads 22-9
In Jonesboro..................................... 7-7 In Springfield.................................. 2-13 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-2 Trend....................... Missouri State, W9 Last Game............... A-State 46, MSU 77 ....................Nov. 15, 2011 | Springfield More series information on page 4
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ranks as of games played Dec. 15
Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 74.6 185 Scoring Defense 78.2 294 FG Percentage .468 107 FG % Defense .469 312 3-PT FG % .329 232 3-PT FG % Def. .399 340 Free Throw % .691 187 Rebounds/Game 33.1 306 Rebound Margin -0.5 230 Turnover Margin +0.6 161 Assists/Game 13.5 205 Turnovers/Game 14.3 232 Steals/Game 6.6 168 Blocks/Game 3.8 124 ranks as of games played Dec. 15
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,198-1,154 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... Ty Cockfield II has 20 or more points in six-straight games, the first A-State player to accomplish such since JJ Montgomery in games 11-17 of the 2003-04 season ... Ty Cockfield II has eight games with 20 or more points this season, third most among NCAA Division I athletes this season ... A-State is off to a 3-0 start at home for the 16th time in 32 seasons played at First National Bank Arena ... A-State's double-overtime win against Florida Atlantic ended a 23-game losing streak in which the Red Wolves shot below 35 percent in the game ... The double-overtime home contest against FAU was the first game inside First National Bank Arena to see two or more overtime periods since Dec. 19, 1992 against North Carolina Central (3OT) ... Both A-State and FAU shot less than 29 percent from the floor, the 18th NCAA Division I game since 2010-11 to see both teams do such ... The Red Wolves have 44 blocks thus far and are on pace for 141, second-most in program history.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 22.6 3.8 2.9 34.1
2 SALIF BOUDIE
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa PPG RPG APG MPG 4.8 5.5 0.3 17.5
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.8 4.6 0.9 23.7
5 CHRISTIAN WILLIS
rSO | G | 6-1 | 190 | Belleville, Ill. PPG RPG APG MPG 3.5 1.3 0.8 11.2
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 8.2 5.7 1.1 27.9 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring at 22.6 PPG > Double figures in 33 of 42 career games. > 16 20-plus point outings, eight this season. > 4th career 30-point game with 34 vs FAU LAST GAME: 34 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 TO, 9-20 FG, 2-7 3FG, 14-15 FT > Made first start of season vs FAU, 13th career start > Career high 21 points vs Gardner-Webb > Career high 11 rebounds at Lehigh > Third on team at 5.5 rebounds per game LAST GAME: 5 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 1 blk, 2 stl, 1-3 FG, 3-5 FT > Double figures in 13 career outings > 2nd career outing with 10 or more rebounds with 10 at Lehigh > Averaging 8 rebounds over last four games
LAST GAME: 1 pt, 10 reb, 2 ast, 2 TO, 0 blk, 1 stl, 0-6 FG, 0-2 3FG > Starts in last three games > Career best four assists against Evansville
LAST GAME: 3 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 stl, 1-5 FG, 1-3 3FG, 0-0 FT > Five or more rebounds in eight of 10 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: 6 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 2-13 FG, 0-7 3FG, 2-2 FT