A-State men’s hoops romp against Bethel 90-65

Red Wolves win easy against overmatched Royals at home

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JONESBORO – Malcolm Farrington led five doublefigure scorers for the Arkansas State men’s basketball team in a 90-65 Sunday-afternoon victory over Bethel (Tenn.) inside First National Bank Arena. Farrington notched a career-high 18 points to lead the Red Wolves (4-3),

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who shot 58.6 percent from the floor (34-58) and delivered 20 assists and outrebounded the Wildcats 3428. A-State also excelled at the free-throw line, converting 14 of 17 foul shots.

All five of Farrington’s field goals came from beyond the arc, where he went 5-of-8. Markise Davis scored 15 points for the third game in a row on 6of-7 shooting, including 3of-4 from deep, to go along with five boards. Julian Lual added 12 points off the bench and went a teambest 6-for-6 at the charity stripe.

Caleb Fields scored 11 points with seven assists, matching a season-best, while Terrance Ford, Jr. tallied 11 points with a career-high six assists.

A-State surged out to an early 10-point lead before the Wildcats rallied with an 11-0 run to take their one lead of the contest, up 17–15 with 10:11 to play in the first half. Back-to-back treys by Farrington halted the run, as the Scarlet and Black pushed its lead out to as much as 17 on a layup by Lual with under two minutes left in the half.

A-State owned a commanding 44-27 lead at halftime.

The Red Wolves scored seven unanswered to open the second half to extend their lead to 51-27. Bethel then went on a brief 5-0 run to pull within 18, but that would be the slimmest margin the rest of the way.

A-State led by as much as 31 when back-to-back Davis treys put the score at 86-55.

Arkansas State concludes its home stand Thursday, Dec. 1, hosting Mississippi Valley State. Tip-off against the Delta Devils is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

The contest can also be heard on the EAB Red Wolves Sports Network, including flagship station 107.9 KFIN in the Northeast Arkansas area.

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