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<\/p>\n LAS VEGAS, Nev. \u2013 Fourth-seeded UT Arlington men’s basketball (18-13) advanced by a 69-63 final score over the fifth-seeded Southern Utah Thunderbirds (10-21) on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament at Orleans Arena.
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\nUTA finished with 12 steals, one shy of their season high, and outrebounded Southern Utah 50-40 by securing 20 offensive boards. Each of the Mavericks’ last seven wins have now come when holding opponents under 65 points. The Mavs, the nation’s top 3-point defense, forced the Thunderbirds into just 6 of 31 shooting (19.4 percent) from beyond the arc.
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\nAfter trailing in the early going, the Mavericks took a 19-15 lead on a follow-up slam by Raysean Seamster<\/a> off a UTA steal. It capped an 8-0 run by the Mavs over two-plus minutes. Seamster ended the night with his third double-double of the season (12 points, 12 rebounds) after grabbing eight offensive boards.
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\nThe Mavs managed a five-point lead at halftime, 29-24, despite shooting just 30 percent (12 of 40) from the floor.
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\nThe Mavs started 0-for-10 from deep and made their first 3-pointer with just 14:05 left in the game, when Jordan Lowery<\/a> found the bottom of the net from the left corner. That gave UTA its first double-digit lead of the game at 40-30.
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\nMarcell McCreary<\/a> finished with a team-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds. Lowery filled the stat sheet with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals, while Cash Chavis<\/a> had 14 points, three rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.
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\nUTA advances to the semifinals of 2026 Air Force Reserve WAC Basketball Tournament and will face top-seeded Utah Valley (24-7, 14-4 WAC) Friday. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (CT)\/6 p.m. (PT). The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and will air live on the radio on the Varsity Network App with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours, on the call.
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