Toledo beats Arkansas State with 2 late 3s, 73-65

Dec 13, 2014, 09:19 pm

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Julius Brown drilled 3-pointers on consecutive possessions with less than 2 minutes left to lift Toledo over Arkansas State 73-65 on Saturday.

The game was tied with 1:54 left when Brown hit the first of two treys to go up 68-65. Just 41 seconds later, it was a six-point advantage. Arkansas State didn't score again.

Brown led Toledo (5-4) with 15 points. Justin Drummond had 13 while Jonathan Williams and J.D. Weatherspoon added 12 apiece.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Cameron Golden and Daijon Macklien put Arkansas State (2-4) up by 10 midway through the first, but Toledo's 11-2 run to close the first half pulled the Rockets within 42-37 at intermission. Golden led the Red Wolves (2-4) with 18 points, including four 3-pointers.

Toledo opened the second half on 15-9 run to melt the deficit and went up one, 52-51, on Nathan Boothe's jumper fewer than 7 minutes in.