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CONWAY, Ark. \u2014 Central Arkansas (20-11, 15-3 ASUN) secured an 84-79 victory over Queens University of Charlotte (18-13, 13-5 ASUN) on Saturday at the Farris Center. The Bears capitalized on their free-throw shooting, converting 23 of 26 attempts to maintain their lead in a closely contested match-up. Going into the game, the Bears needed a win and an Austin Peay loss to become ASUN conference regular season champions and earn the #1 seed in the ASUN Championship tournament and that’s exactly what happened. This is the Bears first conference title as an NCAA D1 member.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today was also senior day and Camren Hunter<\/a> is the lone senior on the team. He had a huge day scoring 30 points leading the team to the historic win.\u00a0<\/p>\n The game began with Central Arkansas establishing an early lead, highlighted by Ty Robinson’s<\/a> fast-break layup at 19:09. Camren Hunter<\/a> hit a three-pointer at 17:27, facilitated by Luke Moore’s<\/a> assist, and followed up with another three-pointer at 16:07, stretching the lead to 12-2. The Royals narrowed the gap midway through the half with Jordan Watford’s layup and a three-pointer by Nasir Mann, reducing the deficit to 18-15 at the 6:32 mark. The Bears maintained their advantage, closing the half with a 31-24 lead after a late layup by Javion Guy-King<\/a> with just three seconds remaining.<\/p>\n The Bears capitalized on early momentum in the second half, extending their lead to 13 points with a 3-pointer by Guy-King at the 19:46 mark. The Royals attempted to rally with a 3-pointer from Yoav Berman, narrowing the margin to 10 points. Hunter’s defensive rebound at 12:06 and subsequent layup helped the Bears maintain their lead. Despite a late surge by the Royals, including a 3-pointer by Chris Ashby with five seconds left, the Bears secured the win with final free throws by Truman Byrne<\/a>, closing the game 84-79.<\/p>\n Camren Hunter<\/a> \u00a0
\n– 30 points (his fifth 30-point game this season) \u00a0
\n– 12\/12 free throws made (a season-high) \u00a0
\n– 8 rebounds \u00a0
\n– 6 assists \u00a0<\/p>\n