The Mavericks edge out the Lumberjacks
Jarrett Howell contributed 19 points to the effort

Box Score

SEATTLE – Jarrett Howell scored 19 points, and Texas-Arlington used a 14-1 run midway through the second half for a 68-59 win over Northern Arizona in a consolation game at the Black Coaches Association tournament on Monday.

Howell scored 11 in the second half, nine during the Mavericks' run, as Texas-Arlington (1-1) won despite going the last 9:54 without making a field goal.

Brandon Long scored 10 points off the bench for Texas-Arlington, all in the first half, and Myles Guidry and Steven Thomas both added nine.

Northern Arizona was led by the 14 points of Kelly Golob, and the 11 of Tyrone Bazy.

The Lumberjacks (0-2) led 50-48 with 12:41 left after Ryan McCurdy scored. From there, Northern Arizona went nearly seven minutes before making another shot, getting just one free throw each from Ruben Boykin, Jr., and Will Hensley.

The Mavericks took the lead 51-50 on Howell's third 3-pointer, followed by a 3-pointer from Brady Dawkins and a driving layup by Howell.

Texas-Arlington turned up its defensive pressure, forcing turnovers on three straight possessions, and got a layup from Howell and a dunk from Thomas to extend its lead to 60-50 with 9:53 left. Howell pushed the lead to 62-51 with a pair of free throws, before Bazy's jumper with 5:58 left broke the Lumberjacks' shooting slump.

Northern Arizona got within 64-58, but Steven Sir's missed 3-pointer with 1:20 left ended hopes of a comeback. The Mavericks scored their final eight points at the free throw line, four in the final minute.

Texas-Arlington managed just 37 shot attempts, hampered by 27 turnovers. But, the Mavericks shot 54 percent, and outscored the Lumberjacks 21-15 at the free-throw line.

Northern Arizona led 36-34 at halftime, but made just 7-of-25 shots in the second half.