DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (3/26/24) – A turnaround jumper by Taryn Todd before time expired rimmed out on Tuesday night, ending the Arkansas State men’s basketball team’s spectacular season in the semifinals of the Ro College Basketball Invitational with an 81-80 loss to top-seeded High Point inside the Ocean Center.
The Red Wolves (20-17) rallied from as much as 14 down in the second half, cutting the margin to one with 13 seconds remaining, but were unable to upend the top-seeded Panthers (27-8). A-State ended its season one of just five Division-I programs under the guidance of a coach in his first year to go from 20-plus losses in a season to 20-plus wins the next.
Izaiyah Nelson and Todd combined to score 48 points on the night, with Nelson recording a monster 25-point, 15-rebound performance – both career highs. The Atlanta native hit 11 of his 17 field-goal attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers in the career outing. Todd’s 23-point effort came on 10-of-19 shooting, 3-of-7 from deep.
Freddy Hicks added 16 points and six boards while Caleb Fields scored 13 points and dished out seven assists in the final game of his illustrious career at A-State.
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