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Hicks puts up 23, Arkansas State knocks off Louisiana 89-62 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Freddy Hicks had 23 points in Arkansas State's 89-62 victory against Louisiana on Saturday night in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Hicks added seven rebounds for the Red Wolves (16-15, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference). Taryn Todd scored 18 points and added five rebounds. Derrian Ford had 18 points and went 7 of 10 from the field. The Red Wolves picked up their seventh straight victory.

Hosana Kitenge led the way for the Ragin' Cajuns (18-13, 1-1) with 15 points, two steals and two blocks. Kobe Julien added 15 points for Louisiana. Kentrell Garnett had 13 points.

Arkansas State took the lead with 13:04 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 48-33 at halftime, with Ford racking up 14 points. Arkansas State extended its lead to 87-58 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run.

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1st Half
LA
Ragin Cajuns
33
ARST
Red Wolves
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hosana Kitenge vs. Izaiyah Nelson (Red Wolves gains possession)
19:47		Caleb Fields turnover
19:24	+3	Brandon Hardy makes three point jump shot (Joe Charles assists)	3-0
18:56	+3	Taryn Todd makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	3-3
18:42		Kobe Julien misses three point jump shot
18:40		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	3-5
18:16	+2	Michael Thomas makes two point jump shot	5-5
18:00		Freddy Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Hardy steals)
17:50	+2	Kobe Julien makes two point layup	7-5
17:35	+3	Freddy Hicks makes three point jump shot (Taryn Todd assists)	7-8
17:03		Taryn Todd blocks Brandon Hardy's two point jump shot
17:01		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
16:57		Izaiyah Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Julien steals)
16:53	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point layup (Kobe Julien assists)	9-8
16:34		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
16:32		Brandon Hardy defensive rebound
16:20	+3	Brandon Hardy makes three point jump shot	12-8
15:56		TV timeout
15:45		Hosana Kitenge blocks Caleb Fields's two point jump shot
15:43		Taryn Todd offensive rebound
15:40		Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
15:38		Joe Charles defensive rebound
15:15		Michael Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:13		Michael Thomas offensive rebound
15:11		Brandon Hardy misses three point jump shot
15:09		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
15:07		Kobe Julien personal foul
14:38	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point jump shot	12-10
14:09		Brandon Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Taryn Todd steals)
14:04		Taryn Todd misses two point layup
14:02		Red Wolves offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point jump shot	12-12
13:31		Joe Charles misses two point jump shot
13:29		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
13:21		Joe Charles blocks Freddy Hicks's two point jump shot
13:19		Kobe Julien defensive rebound
13:14		Izaiyah Nelson blocks Michael Thomas's two point jump shot
13:12		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
13:06		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
13:04		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
13:04	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point layup	12-14
13:04		Michael Thomas shooting foul (Izaiyah Nelson draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Izaiyah Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-15
12:48		Freddy Hicks personal foul (Hosana Kitenge draws the foul)
12:48		Hosana Kitenge misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:48	+1	Hosana Kitenge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
12:36		Derrian Ford misses two point jump shot
12:34		Kentrell Garnett defensive rebound
12:27		Kobe Julien misses two point jump shot
12:25		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Avery Felts assists)	13-18
11:59	+3	Kentrell Garnett makes three point jump shot	16-18
11:45	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	16-20
11:25		Freddy Hicks blocks Joe Charles's two point jump shot
11:23		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
11:19	+3	Derrian Ford makes three point jump shot (Dyondre Dominguez assists)	16-23
11:13		Ragin' Cajuns 30 second timeout
11:13		TV timeout
10:59		Michael Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:57		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
10:40		Kobe Julien personal foul
10:40	+1	Derrian Ford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-24
10:40	+1	Derrian Ford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-25
10:19	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point layup	18-25
9:57	+3	Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Avery Felts assists)	18-28
9:38	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point layup (Michael Thomas assists)	20-28
9:11		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
9:09		Avery Felts offensive rebound
8:57		Derrian Ford turnover (lost ball) (London Fields steals)
8:37		Michael Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
8:27		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
8:25		Kentrell Garnett defensive rebound
8:15		London Fields misses three point jump shot
8:13		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Derrian Ford makes three point jump shot (Avery Felts assists)	20-31
7:29		Dyondre Dominguez personal foul
7:29		TV timeout
7:29	+1	London Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-31
7:29	+1	London Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
7:17		Taryn Todd misses two point layup
7:16		Hosana Kitenge defensive rebound
7:16		Taryn Todd personal foul
6:50		Hosana Kitenge misses two point layup
6:48		Avery Felts defensive rebound
6:40		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
6:40		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
6:40		London Fields shooting foul (Izaiyah Nelson draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Izaiyah Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
6:40	+1	Izaiyah Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
6:25		Taryn Todd blocks Joe Charles's two point jump shot
6:23		Joe Charles offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Joe Charles makes two point layup	24-33
6:20		Taryn Todd shooting foul (Kentrell Garnett draws the foul)
6:20		Taryn Todd technical foul
6:20		Joe Charles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:20	+1	Kentrell Garnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
6:20	+1	Kentrell Garnett makes technical free throw 1 of 1	26-33
6:05	+2	Kentrell Garnett makes two point jump shot	28-33
5:50		Izaiyah Nelson misses three point jump shot
5:48		Michael Thomas defensive rebound
5:43		Michael Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:41		Ragin' Cajuns offensive rebound
5:28		Hosana Kitenge turnover (lost ball) (Derrian Ford steals)
5:05	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point jump shot	28-35
5:05		Michael Thomas shooting foul (Freddy Hicks draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-36
4:39	+2	Kobe Julien makes two point jump shot	30-36
4:32		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
4:30		Hosana Kitenge defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Kobe Julien makes two point jump shot	32-36
3:48	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point dunk	32-38
3:23		Kentrell Garnett turnover (lost ball) (Dyondre Dominguez steals)
3:15	+3	Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Derrian Ford assists)	32-41
2:49		Hosana Kitenge turnover (lost ball) (Izaiyah Nelson steals)
2:44		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
2:42		Michael Thomas defensive rebound
2:28		TV timeout
2:23		Kentrell Garnett misses three point jump shot
2:21		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	32-43
1:47		Kobe Julien misses two point jump shot
1:45		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	32-45
1:31		Hosana Kitenge shooting foul (Freddy Hicks draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-46
1:17		Avery Felts blocks Michael Thomas's two point jump shot
1:15		Ragin' Cajuns offensive rebound
1:09		Freddy Hicks blocks Michael Thomas's two point jump shot
1:07		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
1:02		Dyondre Dominguez misses two point jump shot
1:01		Freddy Hicks offensive rebound
1:01		Kyran Ratliff shooting foul (Freddy Hicks draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-47
1:01	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
0:47		Kyran Ratliff turnover (lost ball) (Dyondre Dominguez steals)
0:38		Dyondre Dominguez misses three point jump shot
0:36		Brandon Hardy defensive rebound
0:27		Dyondre Dominguez personal foul
0:13		Derrian Ford personal foul
0:13	+1	Brandon Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-48
0:13		Red Wolves 30 second timeout
0:13		Brandon Hardy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
0:01		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
0:00		Brandon Hardy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LA
Ragin Cajuns
29
ARST
Red Wolves
41

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Hosana Kitenge misses two point layup
19:33		Joe Charles offensive rebound
19:29		Joe Charles misses two point layup
19:27		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
19:22		Hosana Kitenge blocks Caleb Fields's two point jump shot
19:20		Red Wolves offensive rebound
19:15		Derrian Ford misses two point jump shot
19:13		Ragin' Cajuns defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point layup	35-48
18:41	+3	Taryn Todd makes three point jump shot (Freddy Hicks assists)	35-51
18:10		Izaiyah Nelson blocks Hosana Kitenge's two point jump shot
18:08		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
18:01		Freddy Hicks misses three point jump shot
17:59		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
17:56		Izaiyah Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Hosana Kitenge steals)
17:52		Caleb Fields shooting foul (Kobe Julien draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-51
17:52	+1	Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-51
17:32	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	37-53
17:19		Caleb Fields personal foul
17:19		Kobe Julien misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:19	+1	Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
16:55	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point dunk (Taryn Todd assists)	38-55
16:42		Joe Charles turnover (lost ball) (Freddy Hicks steals)
16:37		Freddy Hicks misses two point layup
16:34		Caleb Fields personal foul (Kobe Julien draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-55
16:34		Kobe Julien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:34		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup	39-57
15:34		Brandon Hardy misses two point jump shot
15:32		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
15:19		Taryn Todd misses two point layup
15:17		Hosana Kitenge defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Kobe Julien makes two point dunk (Michael Thomas assists)	41-57
14:52		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point dunk
14:50		Kobe Julien defensive rebound
14:46		Kobe Julien misses three point jump shot
14:44		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
14:39		Izaiyah Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Hosana Kitenge steals)
14:35		Joe Charles misses three point jump shot
14:33		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
14:19		Brandon Hardy personal foul
14:19		TV timeout
14:01	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup	41-59
13:44		Kobe Julien turnover (Freddy Hicks steals)
13:40	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	41-61
13:18	+2	Kobe Julien makes two point layup	43-61
13:18		Taryn Todd shooting foul (Kobe Julien draws the foul)
13:18	+1	Kobe Julien makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-61
13:05		Brandon Hardy personal foul
13:02		Kobe Julien personal foul (Freddy Hicks draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-62
13:02	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-63
13:02		Joe Charles misses two point jump shot
13:00		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
12:38		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
12:36		Joe Charles defensive rebound
12:21		Kobe Julien misses two point layup
12:19		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
11:58		Freddy Hicks misses two point layup
11:56		Joe Charles defensive rebound
11:50	+2	Brandon Hardy makes two point layup	46-63
11:47		Ragin' Cajuns 30 second timeout
11:47		TV timeout
11:32		Caleb Fields turnover (lost ball) (Michael Thomas steals)
11:32		Michael Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
11:25		Joe Charles blocks Derrian Ford's two point jump shot
11:23		Kentrell Garnett defensive rebound
11:00		Kentrell Garnett misses three point jump shot
10:58		Avery Felts defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	46-65
10:38		Michael Thomas shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
10:38		TV timeout
10:38		Caleb Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:38		Kobe Julien defensive rebound
10:20		Kobe Julien misses two point jump shot
10:18		Hosana Kitenge offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point layup	48-65
9:54		Hosana Kitenge personal foul
9:54		Dyondre Dominguez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:54	+1	Dyondre Dominguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-66
9:34		London Fields turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Fields steals)
9:04		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
9:04		Red Wolves offensive rebound
9:04		Red Wolves turnover (shot clock violation)
8:55		Kentrell Garnett misses two point jump shot
8:53		Derrian Ford defensive rebound
8:23	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point layup (Dyondre Dominguez assists)	48-68
8:05		Kobe Julien turnover (lost ball) (Izaiyah Nelson steals)
8:01	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point layup	48-70
7:51		Izaiyah Nelson personal foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Hosana Kitenge makes two point jump shot	50-70
7:19		Joe Charles personal foul
7:15	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup (Taryn Todd assists)	50-72
6:57		Kobe Julien turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
6:53	+2	Avery Felts makes two point layup	50-74
6:35	+2	Joe Charles makes two point layup (Hosana Kitenge assists)	52-74
6:25		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
6:23		Derrian Ford offensive rebound
6:04	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point jump shot	52-76
5:53	+2	Kentrell Garnett makes two point jump shot	54-76
5:20		Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
5:18		Joe Charles defensive rebound
5:12		Joe Charles turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
5:09		Izaiyah Nelson turnover (bad pass)
4:46		Freddy Hicks personal foul
4:46	+1	Hosana Kitenge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-76
4:46	+1	Hosana Kitenge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-76
4:19	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point jump shot (Taryn Todd assists)	56-78
4:00		Kobe Julien misses two point jump shot
3:58		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup	56-80
3:38	+2	Michael Thomas makes two point jump shot	58-80
3:37		Ragin' Cajuns 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:05		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
3:03		Freddy Hicks offensive rebound
3:01		Freddy Hicks misses two point jump shot
2:59		Derrian Ford offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup	58-82
2:30		Brandon Hardy misses three point jump shot
2:28		Derrian Ford defensive rebound
2:04		Freddy Hicks misses three point jump shot
2:03		Derrian Ford offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point layup	58-84
2:03		Red Wolves 30 second timeout
1:53		Brandon Hardy misses three point jump shot
1:51		Noah McDavid defensive rebound
1:25	+3	Avery Felts makes three point jump shot (Derrian Ford assists)	58-87
1:11		Derrian Ford personal foul (Kentrell Garnett draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Kentrell Garnett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-87
1:11	+1	Kentrell Garnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-87
1:06		Derrian Ford turnover (lost ball) (London Fields steals)
1:02		London Fields turnover (lost ball) (Zane Butler steals)
0:52		Avery Felts turnover (lost ball) (Kentrell Garnett steals)
0:50	+2	Kentrell Garnett makes two point layup	62-87
0:40		Lado Laku misses two point layup
0:38		Lado Laku offensive rebound
0:35		Kyran Ratliff blocks Lado Laku's two point jump shot
0:33		Lado Laku offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Lado Laku makes two point layup	62-89
0:24		Michael Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:22		Noah McDavid defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Noah McDavid defensive rebound