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Andrew Schreiner
65
Arlington Baptist ABU 0-3
90
Winner Southern Ark. SA 1-2,0-0 GAC
Arlington Baptist ABU
0-3
65
Final
90
Southern Ark. SA
1-2,0-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Arlington Baptist ABU 20 45 65
Southern Ark. SA 45 45 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Jacob Pumphrey

Quinn wins first as Muleriders dominate Arlington Baptist in home opener

Southern Arkansas moves into the win column for the first time in ’22 behind 90-point outburst

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Senior guard Blake Rogers led four players in scoring with 16 points on an efficient shooting night, Southern Arkansas dominated inside both on the glass and in the paint, and head coach Logan Quinn picked up the first victory of his career as the Muleriders moved past Arlington Baptist 90-65 on Thursday night inside a lively W.T. Watson Center.
 
The Muleriders (1-2) outscored ABU in the paint by 28 points and grabbed 17 more rebounds than the Patriots. SAU also managed to get out in transition scoring 21 fast break points in the win in addition to scoring 25 points off of 20 ABU turnovers. SAU shot 54.5% from the floor for the contest which was highlighted by a 63.3% success rate in the first half.
 
Rogers' nice night shooting saw the Starkville, Mississippi, native go 6-for-9 from the field with three makes in five tries from deep. The Muleriders received a dozen points apiece from sophomore Logan Phillips and junior Jessie Davis Jr. who got going early in the first half to help stake the Muleriders to a 25-point halftime lead. Junior Gregory Hammond Jr.  followed with 11 points and he added seven rebounds, a single board back of sophomore Carel Ray Jr.'s team-high eight.
 
Southern Arkansas picked up the pace immensely early on in the second half as Hammond Jr. forced a steal less than ten seconds into the final twenty minutes which led to Rogers knocking down the first of three second half triple-tries. A minute and a half later, Rogers picked up a steal, tossed it up to grad guard Brock Schreiner who assisted senior LaTreavin Black on an inside bucket off the glass.
 
The next SAU possession saw Rogers hit another three on a helper from classmate guard Kris Wyche as the lead grew to 29. Dunks by both Hammond and Black ignited the Watson faithful and preceded Rogers' third trifecta of the evening as the Muleriders ran out front by 34 at the 15:35 mark of the second half.
 
The lead would grow to as much as 42 under the ten minute mark as the Muleriders' victory earned the program its eighth-straight win in home openers. SAU will have an immediate opportunity to build off of the victory as the Muleriders host Ecclesia College on Friday, November 18 at 7 p.m. inside the W.T. Watson Center. Live coverage links are available at www.MuleriderAthletics.com.
 
 
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