Wilson's 29, Talbot's game-winner lift UT Arlington past Tarleton State, 87-84 in WAC semifinal
AP
Mar 16, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) Brandyn Talbot hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to lift third-seeded UT Arlington Mavericks to an 87-84 victory over second-seeded Tarleton State Texans in a Western Athletic Conference semifinal Friday night.
The Mavericks (20-13) advance to face top-seeded Grand Canyon in Saturday's conference championship game.
Shemar Wilson led UT Arlington with 29 points and added five rebounds and three blocks. Phillip Russell added 18 points while shooting 4 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line while he also had 10 assists. DaJuan Gordon had 16 points and went 7 of 11 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range). It was the sixth straight victory for the Mavericks.
Devon Barnes led the way for the Texans (23-9) with 24 points. Jakorie Smith added 23 points for Tarleton State. Traivar Jackson had 12 points and two blocks.
Wilson led UT Arlington with 14 points in the second half. UT Arlington outscored Tarleton State by five points over the final half.
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1st Half
UTA
Mavericks
39
TRLST
Texans
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Shemar Wilson vs. Jakorie Smith (Texans gains possession)
20:00
Shemar Wilson vs. Jakorie Smith (Texans gains possession)
19:49
+2
Lue Williams makes two point layup (Devon Barnes assists)
0-2
19:31
DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
19:31
Texans defensive rebound
19:18
Lue Williams misses two point jump shot
19:16
Aaron Cash defensive rebound
18:52
+3
Phillip Russell makes three point jump shot (Shemar Wilson assists)
3-2
18:40
Jakorie Smith misses three point jump shot
18:38
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
18:17
Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
18:14
Lue Williams defensive rebound
18:09
+2
Kiandre Gaddy makes two point layup (Jakorie Smith assists)
3-4
17:57
Aaron Cash misses three point jump shot
17:55
Texans defensive rebound
17:38
+2
Jakorie Smith makes two point jump shot
3-6
17:05
Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation)
16:51
Jakorie Smith misses two point jump shot
16:49
Makaih Williams defensive rebound
16:44
Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul
16:40
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point layup
5-6
16:24
Phillip Russell personal foul
16:11
Devon Barnes misses three point jump shot
16:09
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
15:53
TV timeout
15:46
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point layup (Phillip Russell assists)
7-6
15:28
Lue Williams misses three point jump shot
15:26
Emmanuel Innocenti offensive rebound
15:20
Jakorie Smith misses two point jump shot
15:18
Shemar Wilson defensive rebound
15:03
Aaron Cash turnover (traveling)
14:46
Devon Barnes turnover (lost ball)
14:34
Phillip Russell turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
14:26
Jakorie Smith misses two point hook shot
14:24
Kiandre Gaddy offensive rebound
14:20
DaJuan Gordon shooting foul (Kiandre Gaddy draws the foul)
14:19
Devon Barnes misses two point jump shot
14:17
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
14:05
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point hook shot (Phillip Russell assists)
9-6
13:48
Kiandre Gaddy misses two point jump shot
13:46
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
13:36
Kiandre Gaddy shooting foul (Shemar Wilson draws the foul)
13:24
+1
Shemar Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-6
13:24
Shemar Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:22
Traivar Jackson defensive rebound
13:07
+2
Adam Moussa makes two point jump shot
10-8
12:44
Phillip Russell turnover (lost ball) (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
12:37
Emmanuel Innocenti turnover (bad pass) (Shemar Wilson steals)
12:31
+2
DaJuan Gordon makes two point layup
12-8
12:01
+2
Traivar Jackson makes two point dunk (Kiandre Gaddy assists)
12-10
11:41
DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
11:39
Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
11:32
Dwayne Koroma personal foul
11:32
TV timeout
11:23
Adam Moussa misses three point jump shot
11:21
Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
10:58
+2
Aaron Cash makes two point jump shot
14-10
10:37
+3
Emmanuel Innocenti makes three point jump shot (Devon Barnes assists)
14-13
10:06
Jakorie Smith blocks Aaron Cash's two point jump shot
10:04
DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
9:56
+2
DaJuan Gordon makes two point layup
16-13
9:46
+3
Jakorie Smith makes three point jump shot (Traivar Jackson assists)
16-16
9:20
+3
Dwayne Koroma makes three point jump shot (Akili Vining assists)
19-16
9:18
Dwayne Koroma technical foul
9:18
+1
Devon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-17
9:18
+1
Devon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-18
9:06
+2
Traivar Jackson makes two point layup (Lue Williams assists)
19-20
8:50
+2
Phillip Russell makes two point jump shot (Brandyn Talbot assists)
21-20
8:30
+3
Jakorie Smith makes three point jump shot
21-23
8:07
Phillip Russell misses two point layup
8:05
Jakorie Smith defensive rebound
7:59
Aaron Cash shooting foul
7:59
TV timeout
7:59
+1
Jakorie Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 3
21-24
7:59
+1
Jakorie Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 3
21-25
7:59
+1
Jakorie Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3
21-26
7:42
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point jump shot
23-26
7:42
Emmanuel Innocenti shooting foul (Shemar Wilson draws the foul)
7:42
+1
Shemar Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-26
7:28
+3
Jakorie Smith makes three point jump shot (Devon Barnes assists)
24-29
6:56
Makaih Williams misses two point layup
6:54
Jakorie Smith defensive rebound
6:44
Jakorie Smith turnover (lost ball)
6:32
+2
Phillip Russell makes two point layup
26-29
6:07
Jakorie Smith misses three point jump shot
6:05
Sterling Gaston-Chapman defensive rebound
5:55
Sterling Gaston-Chapman misses three point jump shot
5:53
Shemar Wilson offensive rebound
5:49
Shemar Wilson misses two point layup
5:48
Shemar Wilson offensive rebound
5:48
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point layup
28-29
5:48
Kiandre Gaddy shooting foul (Shemar Wilson draws the foul)
5:48
+1
Shemar Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-29
5:45
Sterling Gaston-Chapman flagrant 2 (Jakorie Smith draws the foul)
5:45
+1
Jakorie Smith makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
29-30
5:45
+1
Jakorie Smith makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
29-31
5:39
+2
Devon Barnes makes two point jump shot
29-33
5:25
Shemar Wilson turnover (traveling)
5:11
Shemar Wilson blocks Dario Domingos's two point layup
5:09
Phillip Russell defensive rebound
4:59
Makaih Williams misses three point jump shot
4:57
Texans defensive rebound
4:34
+2
Emmanuel Innocenti makes two point jump shot
29-35
4:19
Phillip Russell turnover (out of bounds)
4:03
Lue Williams turnover (traveling)
3:50
Phillip Russell turnover
3:49
TV timeout
3:43
Dario Domingos offensive foul
3:43
Dario Domingos turnover (offensive foul)
3:22
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point hook shot
31-35
2:56
Jakorie Smith misses three point jump shot
2:54
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
2:42
+2
DaJuan Gordon makes two point dunk (Shemar Wilson assists)
33-35
2:23
+2
Devon Barnes makes two point layup
33-37
2:11
Devon Barnes personal foul (Makaih Williams draws the foul)
2:08
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point dunk (DaJuan Gordon assists)
35-37
1:52
+2
Devon Barnes makes two point layup
35-39
1:35
Devon Barnes personal foul (Phillip Russell draws the foul)
1:35
+1
Phillip Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-39
1:35
+1
Phillip Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-39
1:21
Jakorie Smith misses two point layup
1:19
DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound
1:05
DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
1:03
Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
0:59
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point layup
39-39
0:33
+2
Lue Williams makes two point layup
39-41
0:04
Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
0:02
Jakorie Smith defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UTA
Mavericks
48
TRLST
Texans
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:37
DaJuan Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Innocenti steals)
19:20
+2
Kiandre Gaddy makes two point layup (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)
39-43
19:01
Shemar Wilson misses two point hook shot
18:59
Jakorie Smith defensive rebound
18:50
+2
Kiandre Gaddy makes two point layup (Jakorie Smith assists)
39-45
18:38
Devon Barnes personal foul
18:22
Aaron Cash misses three point jump shot
18:20
Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
18:14
Lue Williams misses two point dunk
18:12
Aaron Cash defensive rebound
18:08
DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup
18:06
Shemar Wilson offensive rebound
18:02
+2
Shemar Wilson makes two point layup
41-45
17:46
Shemar Wilson shooting foul (Kiandre Gaddy draws the foul)
