Conway, Ark.- The University of Central Arkansas Bears (16-10, 11-2) are in the Farris Center for an ASUN match-up with the West Georgia Wolves (12-13, 6-7) on Saturday afternoon, tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. The Bears and Wolves played in Carrollton on January 22
nd, Bears won 86-65. At the time, this was the Bears first road win of the season but have now run off four road wins in row and nine straight wins total. At West Georgia,
Ty Robinson went for 22 points going 4-5 from 3-point range.
Cole McCormick had 15 points going 6-7 from the field.
Camren Hunter (12),
Truman Byrne (12) and
Luke Moore (11) also scored in double figures for the Bears at West Georgia.
Last time out, the Bears won their ninth game in a row beating Bellarmine 84-76. Bellarmine beat the Bears in overtime in Louisville earlier in the season. The Knights shot the ball well early but the Bears defense turned them over 16 times and the Bears scored 21 point off of those turnovers.
Camren Hunter scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds in the game, he is now just 2 points short of 500 for the season.
Ty Robinson went for 15 points (4-6 from 3),
Luke Moore 14 (4-6 from 3),
Javion Guy-King had 12 and
Cole McCormick added 10 more. The Bears are now 12-1 on the season at home and 7-0 in ASUN games at home. As a team in ASUN games the Bears are scoring 84 points a game while shooting 48% from the field, 37% from 3-point range and 73% from the free throw line.
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The Wolves have won their last two games in a row, beating Jacksonville at home last weekend and then beating UNA in Alabama earlier this week. Shelton Williams-Dryden is the top scorer for the Wolves with 23.4 points per game in ASUN games, he also their top rebounder with 10.2 per ASUN game. Josh Smith (16.6) and Malcolm Noel (10) are both averaging in double figures in ASUN games. As a team in ASUN games the Wolves are scoring 76 points per game while shooting 45% from the field, 33% from 3-point range and 72% from the free throw line.
Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. from the Farris Center. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, The Bear 91.3 and Jack 92.7 or you can follow live stats online.