Hervey leads UTA men to 11th consecutive victory, beating Appalachian State
Junior Kevin Hervey scored 21 points and had 12 rebounds as the UT Arlington men defeated Appalachian State 84-69 on Monday night at College Park Center, UTA’s 11th consecutive win.
Jalen Jones had 13 points, point guard Erick Neal 12 points and seven assists and Kaelon Wilson 11 points for the Mavericks (12-3, 2-0 Sun Belt).
Hervey, a 6-foot-9 forward who was the Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year, recorded his 15th career double-double and his sixth this season. He tied his season high in points in just 24 minutes on 8-of-13 shooting.
The Mavs took their first lead with five minutes left in the first half. UTA led 37-33 lead at the break, the 14th time in 15 games it has led at halftime.
Appalachian State (5-8, 0-2) held UTA to 3-for-15 on 3-point attempts. The Mavs shot 43 percent (29 for 67) from the field and held Appalachian State to 39 percent (23 for 59). UTA hit 23 of 32 free throws.
Patrick Good led the Mountaineers with 21 points.
UTA’s next game is at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Texas State.
For the full box score, go to utamavs.com.
UT ARLINGTON 84, APPALACHIAN ST. 69
APPALACHIAN ST. (5-8): T.Johnson 0-2 1-2 1, Kinney 3-6 2-5 8, Shabazz 4-12 2-3 11, Logan 0-9 5-6 5, Robinson 3-6 2-5 9, Hinton 0-0 0-0 0, I.Johnson 6-8 2-2 14, J.Wilson 0-1 0-2 0, Babic 0-3 0-0 0, O’Boyle 0-0 0-0 0, Good 7-12 0-0 21. Totals 23-59 14-25 69.
UT ARLINGTON (12-3): Bilbao 1-4 4-5 6, Hervey 8-13 4-5 21, Charles 3-6 0-1 8, Jones 6-12 1-1 13, Neal 3-12 6-8 12, Pope 3-6 0-0 6, Harris 1-3 5-6 7, Kabadyundi 0-0 0-0 0, K.Wilson 4-10 3-6 11, Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 23-32 84.
Halftime— UT Arlington 37-33. 3-Point Goals—Appalachian St. 9-31 (Good 7-11, Robinson 1-3, Shabazz 1-5, I.Johnson 0-1, T.Johnson 0-2, Babic 0-3, Logan 0-6), Texas-Arlington 3-15 (Charles 2-3, Hervey 1-3, K.Wilson 0-1, Pope 0-2, Jones 0-3, Neal 0-3). Fouled Out—Bilbao. Rebounds—Appalachian St. 37 (I.Johnson 8), UT Arlington 43 (Hervey 12). Assists—Appalachian St. 18 (Robinson 6), UT Arlington 15 (Neal 7). Total Fouls—Appalachian St. 25, UT Arlington 19. A—1,320 (7,000).
This story was originally published January 2, 2017 at 9:15 PM with the headline "Hervey leads UTA men to 11th consecutive victory, beating Appalachian State."