CONWAY, Ark. — Central Arkansas (20-11, 15-3 ASUN) secured an 84-79 victory over Queens University of Charlotte (18-13, 13-5 ASUN) on Saturday on the Farris Center. The Bears capitalized on their free-throw capturing, changing 23 of 26 makes an attempt to take care of their lead in a carefully contested match-up. Going into the sport, the Bears wanted a win and an Austin Peay loss to change into ASUN convention common season champions and earn the #1 seed within the ASUN Championship event and that is precisely what occurred. This is the Bears first convention title as an NCAA D1 member.
Today was additionally senior day and Camren Hunter is the lone senior on the staff. He had an enormous day scoring 30 factors main the staff to the historic win.
The sport started with Central Arkansas establishing an early lead, highlighted by Ty Robinson’s fast-break layup at 19:09. Camren Hunter hit a three-pointer at 17:27, facilitated by Luke Moore’s help, and adopted up with one other three-pointer at 16:07, stretching the result in 12-2. The Royals narrowed the hole halfway by means of the half with Jordan Watford’s layup and a three-pointer by Nasir Mann, decreasing the deficit to 18-15 on the 6:32 mark. The Bears maintained their benefit, closing the half with a 31-24 lead after a late layup by Javion Guy-King with simply three seconds remaining.
The Bears capitalized on early momentum within the second half, extending their result in 13 factors with a 3-pointer by Guy-King on the 19:46 mark. The Royals tried to rally with a 3-pointer from Yoav Berman, narrowing the margin to 10 factors. Hunter’s defensive rebound at 12:06 and subsequent layup helped the Bears preserve their lead. Despite a late surge by the Royals, together with a 3-pointer by Chris Ashby with 5 seconds left, the Bears secured the win with last free throws by Truman Byrne, closing the sport 84-79.
Camren Hunter
– 30 factors (his fifth 30-point sport this season)
– 12/12 free throws made (a season-high)
– 8 rebounds
– 6 assists
Javion Guy-King
– 18 factors
– 8/15 discipline targets made
– 4 rebounds
Ty Robinson
– 12 factors
– 3 steals
– 4 rebounds
Next up, the Bears will head right down to Jacksonville, Florida for the ASUN Championship event. The Bears would be the #1 seed and play on Friday, March sixth.