Arkansas Online · Mar 10, 2019
Wolves hit road after falling in OT
Ty Cockfield (0) goes up for a shot as Louisiana-Lafayette’s Marcus Stroman (35) defends on Saturday at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro. Cockfield led all scorers with 35 points as Arkansas State lost 90-87 in overtime.JONESBORO -- All of the necessary dominoes had fallen. All Arkansas State University needed was a victory.
The Red Wolves' chance to host a first-round game in this week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament fell short in a 90-87 overtime loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday at First National Bank Arena.
With South Alabama and Texas-Arlington victorious Saturday, ASU was in position to host Tuesday's first-round game in Jonesboro with a victory of its own.