Texas-Arlington Mavericks (2-1) at Memphis Tigers (2-1) College Basketball: Monday, November 23, 2015 at 8:30 pm (FedExForum) The Line: Memphis Tigers -11.5 — Over/Under: See the Latest Odds TV: ESPN News The UT-Arlington Mavericks will travel to FedEx Forum to take on the Memphis Tigers this Monday night in College Basketball action. The UT-Arlington Mavericks improved to 2-1 (0-0 Sun Belt) on the season after they were able to upset the Ohio State Buckeyes 73-68 this past Friday. UT-Arlington scored the first 7 points in the 2nd half to take a 39-34 lead and never trailed in the game again. UT-Arlington shot just 37.5% from the field and 26.1% from beyond the arc, but was impressive at the FT line hitting 86.4% (19-22) of their FT’s. The Mavericks allowed the Buckeyes to shoot 41.8% from the field and outrebounded Ohio State by a 46-37 margin. Leading the way for UT-Arlington was Kevin Hervey who had 18 points and 7 rebounds. On the season, leading the way for the Mavericks has been Erick Neal (15.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg), Kevin Hervey (13.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.0 apg), and Jorge Bilbao (7.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg). Offensively, UT-Arlington is currently shooting just 37.4% from the field on the season and has 0.86 assist/turnover ratio. Defensively, the Mavericks are allowing their opponents to shoot 44.4% from the field and have a rebound margin of 4.7. USA TODAY Sports The Memphis Tigers rebounded from their recent lost to the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners to defeat the Grambling State Tigers 83-65 this past Thursday to improve to 2-1 (0-0 American) on the season. Memphis held just a 4 point halftime lead but outscored Grambling State by a 43-29 margin in the 2nd half to secure the victory. Memphis shot 48.1% from the field and had a great day at the FT line hitting 80% (28-35) of their FT’s. The Tigers held Grambling State to 40.0% shooting from the field and outrebounded Grambling State by a 39-32 margin. Leading the way for Memphis was Trashon Burrell who had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. …
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