ARKANSAS STATE 83, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 56
Aundrea Gamble's layup with 8:21 left in the first quarter gave Arkansas State a 4-2 lead, and the Red Wolves never trailed Saturday in a 83-56 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro.
Louisiana-Lafayette's Simone Fields hit a jumper that tied the score at 2-2 90 seconds into the game before Gamble's layup sparked a 7-0 run as ASU (10-3, 4-0 Sun Belt) raced out to a 27-15 lead after the first quarter. The Red Wolves shot 12 of 15 (80 percent) in the game's opening 10 minutes, which included two three-pointers from reserve Brittany Fowler.