Smith scores 18 off the bench, UT Arlington beats Evansville 80-54

AP
Dec 18, 2024

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Diante Smith led UT Arlington over Evansville on Wednesday night with 18 points off of the bench in an 80-54 win.

Smith also contributed eight rebounds for the Mavericks (6-6). Lance Ware scored 14 points while going 5 of 9 and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line and added 13 rebounds and three steals. Jaden Wells had 12 points and went 4 of 11 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range).

Tayshawn Comer led the Purple Aces (3-8, 0-1 Missouri Valley Conference) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and four assists. Michael Day added nine points for Evansville. Tanner Cuff also put up seven points and 10 rebounds.

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Both teams play on Saturday. UT Arlington visits Liberty and Evansville travels to play Ball State.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
24
UTA
Mavericks
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Purple Aces gains possession)
19:44		Joshua Hughes turnover (lost ball) (Lance Ware steals)
19:37	+2	Lance Ware makes two point dunk	0-2
19:16	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	2-2
18:51	+3	Jaden Wells makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	2-5
18:21		Joshua Hughes turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Wells steals)
18:14		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Jaden Wells draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Jaden Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-6
18:14		Jaden Wells misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:14		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
18:14		Joshua Hughes turnover (out of bounds)
18:13	+2	Lance Ware makes two point dunk (Brody Robinson assists)	2-8
17:57		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Wells steals)
17:54		Jaden Wells misses two point layup
17:52		Mavericks offensive rebound
17:51	+2	Jaden Wells makes two point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	2-10
17:30		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
17:28		Lance Ware defensive rebound
17:17		Brody Robinson turnover (bad pass)
17:08	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	4-10
16:57	+2	Lance Ware makes two point jump shot	4-12
16:26	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot	6-12
15:59		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
15:57		Mavericks offensive rebound
15:57		Connor Turnbull personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:50		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
15:48		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point hook shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	8-12
15:11	+3	Jaden Wells makes three point jump shot (Raysean Seamster assists)	8-15
14:56		Darius Burford shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
14:56	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
14:56	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
14:26	+3	Darius Burford makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	10-18
14:03		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
14:01		Lance Ware defensive rebound
13:52		Lance Ware misses two point jump shot
13:50		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
13:48		Joshua Hughes turnover (out of bounds)
13:30		Jaxon Ellingsworth misses three point jump shot
13:28		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
13:20		Darius Burford shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
13:20	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-18
13:07		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jaxon Ellingsworth offensive rebound
13:04		Connor Turnbull blocks Jaxon Ellingsworth's two point layup
13:02		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:54		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
12:52		Brandyn Talbot defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Brandyn Talbot makes two point layup	12-20
12:20		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
12:18		Diante Smith defensive rebound
12:11		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
12:09		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
11:50		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
11:48		Diante Smith defensive rebound
11:44		Diante Smith offensive foul
11:44		Diante Smith turnover (offensive foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:16		Purple Aces turnover (shot clock violation)
10:59	+3	Kade Douglas makes three point jump shot (Brandyn Talbot assists)	12-23
10:38		Trent Hundley misses three point jump shot
10:36		Troy Hupstead defensive rebound
10:30	+3	Kade Douglas makes three point jump shot (Brandyn Talbot assists)	12-26
10:10	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	14-26
10:00	+3	Kade Douglas makes three point jump shot	14-29
9:32	+3	Trent Hundley makes three point jump shot (Gui Tesch assists)	17-29
9:09		Jaxon Ellingsworth misses two point layup
9:07		Mavericks offensive rebound
9:01	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	17-32
8:40		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
8:38		Diante Smith defensive rebound
8:38		Michael Day personal foul
8:25		Trent Hundley shooting foul (Brandyn Talbot draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Brandyn Talbot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-33
8:25	+1	Brandyn Talbot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-34
8:00		Connor Turnbull misses two point layup
7:58		Kade Douglas defensive rebound
7:50		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
7:48		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
7:32		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
7:30		Mavericks defensive rebound
7:30		TV timeout
7:09		Tanner Cuff shooting foul
7:09	+1	Raysean Seamster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-35
7:09	+1	Raysean Seamster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-36
6:40		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
6:38		Raysean Seamster defensive rebound
6:31		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
6:29		Raysean Seamster offensive rebound
6:27		Brody Robinson misses three point jump shot
6:25		Mavericks offensive rebound
6:19		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Raysean Seamster draws the foul)
6:19		Raysean Seamster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19	+1	Raysean Seamster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-37
5:48		Brody Robinson personal foul
5:34		Diante Smith blocks Gui Tesch's two point layup
5:32		Purple Aces offensive rebound
5:27		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
5:25		Diante Smith defensive rebound
5:21	+3	Jaden Wells makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	17-40
4:55		Cam Haffner misses two point layup
4:53		Lance Ware defensive rebound
4:45		Lance Ware misses two point layup
4:43		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
4:22		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
4:20		Lance Ware defensive rebound
3:56		Raysean Seamster misses two point layup
3:54		Diante Smith offensive rebound
3:52		Diante Smith turnover (lost ball) (Gui Tesch steals)
3:40		Diante Smith blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point layup
3:40		Purple Aces offensive rebound
3:40		TV timeout
3:33	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	20-40
3:05	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Brody Robinson assists)	20-43
2:46		Brody Robinson personal foul
2:26		Michael Day misses two point jump shot
2:24		Lance Ware defensive rebound
2:12		Joshua Hughes personal foul
2:12	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-44
2:12		Lance Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
1:46		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass)
1:34		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
1:32		Lance Ware offensive rebound
1:27		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
1:25		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Michael Day makes two point hook shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	22-44
0:53		Jaxon Ellingsworth turnover (traveling)
0:36	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point jump shot	24-44
0:36		Brandyn Talbot shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
0:36		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Brandyn Talbot defensive rebound
0:29		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:09		Lance Ware misses two point dunk
0:07		Mavericks offensive rebound
0:03		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
0:01		Diante Smith offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Smith scores 18 off the bench, UT Arlington beats Evansville 80-54

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
24
UTA
Mavericks
44