Wednesday, November 29
Arlington, TX
7 p.m.
Abilene Christian
3-4,0-1WAC
71
at
86
UT Arlington
4-3,1-0WAC
1
2
F
Abilene Christian
34
37
71
UT Arlington
41
45
86
Photo by: Keith Lucas
Wildcats Fall at UTA
11/29/2023 9:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ARLINGTON – Texas-Arlington withstood a second-half surge and handed Abilene Christian an 86-71 setback in both teams' Western Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday.
ACU scored the game's first six points and led 8-1 early but UTA overtook the Cats with 6:35 left in the first half, 28-27, and had a 41-34 halftime lead.
The Mavs pushed the lead to 12 points with 18:11 to go, but ACU responded with an 11-1 run to cut the UTA lead to 49-47 with 13:46 to play. Hunter Jack Madden had five points and Ali Abdou Dibba added four in the spree.
UTA never surrendered the lead, however, and led by as many as 15 points.
Madden led the Cats with 19 points, seven assists and three steals. Airion Simmons had 17 points and Dibba finished with 14 points to go with a team-leading seven rebounds.
The 3-4 Wildcats return home on Saturday, hosting Stephen F. Austin in the annual Christmas Slam at 5 p.m.
ACU scored the game's first six points and led 8-1 early but UTA overtook the Cats with 6:35 left in the first half, 28-27, and had a 41-34 halftime lead.
The Mavs pushed the lead to 12 points with 18:11 to go, but ACU responded with an 11-1 run to cut the UTA lead to 49-47 with 13:46 to play. Hunter Jack Madden had five points and Ali Abdou Dibba added four in the spree.
UTA never surrendered the lead, however, and led by as many as 15 points.
Madden led the Cats with 19 points, seven assists and three steals. Airion Simmons had 17 points and Dibba finished with 14 points to go with a team-leading seven rebounds.
The 3-4 Wildcats return home on Saturday, hosting Stephen F. Austin in the annual Christmas Slam at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
ACU
UTA
FG%
.455
.574
3FG%
.471
.545
FT%
.684
.714
RB
25
31
TO
15
18
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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