UTA senior guard Erick Neal led the Mavericks to a pair of home victories over Georgia Southern and Georgia State, averaging 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game and shooting 61.9 percent (17-of-33) from the field and 64.3 percent (8-of-21) from behind the three-point arc, to keep the team's top-four finish hopes alive.