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Game Notes: A-State at South Alabama

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 ARKANSAS STATE (9-15, 6-7 Sun Belt)
at South Alabama (12-13, 7-6 Sun Belt)
Thursday, February 20 • 11:00 AM CT • Mobile, Ala.
Mitchell Center
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FAST BREAK FACTS
  • Arkansas State is set to face South Alabama at 11 a.m. CT Thursday at the Mitchell Center in Mobile. Action will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Joe McNulty on the call, while the radio broadcast can be heard on the EAB Red Wolves Radio Network at 95.3 The Ticket, as well as 970 AM and now 96.9 FM.
  • Arkansas State has had three or more players score in double figures in 14 of its 24 games so far this season. Since the 2012-13 season, Arkansas State is 92-44 (.676) when three or more players score in double figures.
  • In A-State's nine wins, the Red Wolves have posted 146 assists to 218 made baskets for a 67.0% assist percentage.
  • Arkansas State has played South Alabama 50 times in the history of the two programs, with the Scarlet and Black leading 38-12 overall and 17-9 in Mobile. The Red Wolves have claimed three straight and 11 of the last 12 meetings.
  • Arkansas State has forced double-digit turnovers in all but two games this season, including at least 15 takeaways 15 times (eight games with 20 or more). The Red Wolves have turned the ball over 15 times or fewer in 12 games this year, including a season-low seven twice (11/13 vs. SEMO, 1/9 vs. Georgia State) and 10 times or less four times. When A-State wins, it averages 14.1 turnovers allowed per game with a turnover margin of +4.8 while boasting an assist/turnover ratio of 1.1.
  • When A-State is victorious, five players average in double figures: Jireh Washington (13.4), Peyton Martin (13.4), Morgan Wallace (11.8), Jada Ford (10.3) and Payton Tennison (10.0). Wallace also nearly averages a double-double at 9.9 rebounds per game in those nine wins. The Red Wolves have posted an assist percentage greater than 65 percent in six games this season, the highest coming against Appalachian State (79.3 percent), which was the best since posting an 85-percent mark last season vs. ULM. That matches the total from 2013-14 when A-State posted a mark of 70 percent or better three times. 
  • Arkansas State ranks first in the Sun Belt Conference in total steals (224) and steals per game (9.33).  Morgan Wallace ranks third in the league in steals per game (2.09) and fourth in total steals (48). The Red Wolves have swiped 10 or more steals in 14 games, including nine of their last 14 games. A-State has tallied 13 or more steals seven times this season.
  • This season, through 24 games, A-State has been among the nation's best at getting to the free-throw line, ranking fifth in the league (66th nationally) with 458 free-throw attempts. According to HerHoopStats.com, the Red Wolves rank 26th nationally (out of 351 teams) in Free Throw Rate (% of two-point scoring attempts including all free throw trips that result in a free throw trip) with a 20.3 percent clip. Additionally, HerHoopStats.com ranks the Red Wolves 46th nationally in percentage of points from free throws (20.8%). Peyton Martin ranks fifth in the league (85th nationally) at getting to the line, attempting 123 free throws this season while Jireh Washington ranks seventh in the conference with 115 attempts.
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