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vs. Campbell
11/21/2025 | 2 PM
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Nov. 21 (Fri) / 2 PM

vs. Campbell
EVANSVILLE, Indiana – UT Arlington men’s basketball (4-1) won its third straight, knocking off Evansville (2-3) 84-76 on Tuesday night from the Ford Center in the Hoosier State. The Mavericks were scorching from the field, shooting a season-best 62.2% (28-for-45). Senior forward Raysean Seamster finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while sophomore guard Tyran Mason had a career-high 19 on 8-of-10 shooting to go along with four rebounds and three steals.
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UTA withstood a slow start, and eventually got to halftime with a 35-34 lead, despite 16 first half turnovers. The Mavs shot 63.2% from the field, including 4-of-9 from distance, and were paced by Seamster’s 15 first half points. The senior forward hit 6-of-8 from the floor in the first stanza to help lift the Mavericks to their one-point advantage.
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Seamster knocked down a pair of threes in the first half, and finished a three-point play through contact to put UTA up 35-32 in the final minute of the first. Mason chipped in with nine first half points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting, including a stretch of three-straight buckets in a 7-0 UTA run.
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Mason was instrumental to another Mavs run, helping stretch the lead to seven, Mason hit a three-pointer to make it 61-54. The North Texas transfer hit 3-of-4 from distance on Tuesday night.
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UTA, who entered the day ranked fourth nationally in rebounding margin, and equaled their season average of +18.0 against the Purple Aces, outrebounding Evansville 35-17. UTA utilized the offensive glass to routinely get second and third chances, pulling down 13 offensive boards.
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In addition to the hot shooting from the floor overall, the Mavs were 50% from three (8-for-16), and 83.3% from the free throw line (20-of-24). UTA also solved its first half turnover problem (16) in the locker room and only committed five in the second half, allowing the Mavericks to stretch their lead.
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UTA led by as many as 15, and defeated the Purple Aces for the second time in as many seasons, also knocking off Evansville in 2024 (80-54 in Arlington).
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Mason’s three late in the clock lifted the Mavs’ lead to 78-64, and they never saw that lead fall below eight.
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The Mavs remain on the road and travel to Ogden, Utah, for the Junction City Jam. UTA takes on Campbell on Friday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. CT from the Dee Events Center on the campus of Weber State. That game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and on the radio on the Varsity Network App with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours. UTA also takes on host Weber State, on Saturday night at 8 p.m. CT.
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