Red Wolves fall in a heartbreaker 81-80 to High Point in Ro CBI Semifinals

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.