JONESBORO, Ark. (3/5/20) – It was a tale of two halves for Arkansas State on Thursday night at First National Bank Arena, as the Red Wolves battled back from down 21 with 5:32 to go in the third quarter to defeat South Alabama 86-80.
The Jaguars (13-16, 8-9) led by 17 at the half, but the Red Wolves (11-17, 8-9 Sun Belt) outscored USA 56-33 in the second half, including 47-20 after USA attained its largest lead with 5:32 left to complete the comeback. A-State shot just over 29 percent in the first half before opening the offensive floodgates with a 59.