Scores

Final

Arkansas St 65

(4-3, 0-2 Sun Belt)

Florida Atl 72

(3-4, 1-1 Sun Belt)

8:00 PM ET, December 1, 2012

FAU Arena, Boca Raton, FL

1 2 T
ARST 33 6598
FAU 30 72102

Top Performers

Arkansas State: K. Washington 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Florida Atlantic: G. Gantt 29 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast

FAU 72, Arkansas St. 65

Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Greg Gantt finished with 29 points, and Stefan Moody came off the bench to score 22 as Florida Atlantic beat Arkansas State 72-65 Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference showdown.

Trailing 32-31 at halftime, FAU (3-4, 1-1) opened the second half on a 19-7 run to take a 50-39 lead. The run was spurred by three 3s, one from Jackson Trapp and two from Gantt.

Arkansas State (4-3, 0-2) fought back taking the lead 57-56 on Brandon Peterson's layup with 6:17 left to play, but Gantt answered, scoring eight straight points for the Owls, giving them the 64-59 advantage with under three minutes to play.

The Red Wolves would get within three, 66-63 with 38 seconds left, but FAU connected on its last eight free throws to seal the victory.

With the win Mike Jarvis passed Sidney Green for the most wins at FAU in the Division I era.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ARST
FAU
Points 65 72
FG Made-Attempted 21-56 (.375) 23-49 (.469)
3P Made-Attempted 7-19 (.368) 8-18 (.444)
FT Made-Attempted 16-24 (.667) 18-24 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 9

Game Leaders

 
ARST
FAU
PointsK. Washington 12G. Gantt 29
ReboundsB. Peterson 10D. Sekelja 7
AssistsB. Peterson 2J. Trapp 6
StealsK. Washington 1J. Trapp 2
BlocksK. Washington 2K. Penn 3
Team Stats: Arkansas State | Florida Atlantic

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 1, 2012 @FAU 72, ARST 65Recap
Jan 26, 2013 @ARST 63, FAU 38Recap

Next 5 Games

ARST
FAU
12/08 SBON 3:05pm
12/16 PEAY 3:05pm
12/19 MURR 8:35pm
12/22 @KENT 7:00pm
12/27 ULL 8:05pm
 12/06 @STET 7:00pm
12/09 UWS 3:00pm
12/15 @DAY 7:00pm
12/18 STET 7:00pm
12/21 @IND 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Arkansas State | Florida Atlantic