LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kevin Butler scored 23 points and had a game-clinching steal and layup in the closing seconds to help Texas-Arlington beat Utah State 83-78 on Thursday night and advance to the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.
Utah State had a chance to tie with a 3-pointer, but Butler stole a pass with 9 seconds left and streaked down the court to score and secure the victory for the fourth-seeded Mavericks (18-12). On Friday, they'll face ninth-seeded UTSA, which upset top-seeded Louisiana Tech earlier Thursday.
Butler was 8 of 13 from the floor, including three 3-pointers. Karol Gruszecki added 17 points.
Jarred Shaw led the fifth-seeded Aggies (21-10) with 20 points, and Spencer Butterfield had 19.
Texas-Arlington went ahead for good, 72-70, on Shaquille White-Miller's 3-pointer with 3:01 to play. Ben Clifford's 3-pointer with 40 seconds left pulled Utah State within 80-78 before a Butler free throw set up the closing sequence.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Utah State (21-10) | 29 | 49 | 78 |
| Texas-Arlington (18-12) « | 40 | 43 | 83 |
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| Utah State Aggies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Shaw, F | 35 | 8-13 | 4-5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| B. Clifford, F | 26 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| M. Jean, F | 20 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Butterfield, G | 38 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| M. Davis, G | 29 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Roland | 33 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Stone | 18 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Lopez | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-43 | 19-25 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 78 | |
| 58.1% | 76% | ||||||
| Texas-Arlington Mavericks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Butler, F | 32 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| J. Reves, F | 29 | 5-6 | 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| K. Gruszecki, F | 27 | 6-16 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| C. Catlett, G | 25 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| S. White-Miller, G | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Edwards | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| G. Gainey | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Outler | 14 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| D. Charles | 13 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 31-60 | 11-19 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 83 | |
| 51.7% | 57.9% | ||||||
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