ARLINGTON, Texas – Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year Kevin Hervey scored a game-high 21 points to lead UT Arlington to a 71-55 victory over ULM Saturday (Jan. 20) in College Park Center. It marked the Mavericks' fifth-straight win in the series.
UTA (13-8, 4-4 Sun Belt) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on Hervey's 3-pointer from the left wing with 17:53 left in the first quarter. A 3-pointer by Travis Munnings from the right wing sparked an 8-0 run as ULM took its only lead at 12-11 on Sam McDaniel's jumper from the right baseline with 14:54 remaining in the opening half.