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Louisiana-Monroe Falls 63-56 to Texas-Arlington - Recap
Texas-Arlington grabbed a 63-56 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Friday, behind a 23-point effort from Sam Griffin at College Park Center.
Texas-Arlington won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -8.5-point spread.
Shahada Wells had 17 points for Texas-Arlington and Patrick Mwamba chipped in with 14 points. Shahada Wells had 7 assists for them, while Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Louisiana-Monroe got a 15-point performance from Josh Nicholas, who was supported by 11 points from Russell Harrison. Marco Morency had 7 assists in a losing cause for Louisiana-Monroe, while Chris Efretuei grabbed 7 rebounds.
Texas-Arlington trailed at halftime, 31-26.
Louisiana-Monroe had a 36-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.