ASU’s Sills hurt in scrimmage

In Arkansas State’s annual intrasquad scrimmage, the Red Wolves’ Scarlet Team surged after halftime to pull away with a 73-63 win Wednesday night at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro.

The backcourt tandem of Marquis Eaton and Malcolm Farrington each logged 18 points, and forward Norchad Omier added a double-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks.

The night was overshadowed by a scary injury to Arkansas transfer Desi Sills. The Jonesboro native had 33 points on 12-of-19 shooting in less than 20 minutes before colliding with Omier on a play at the rim.

Sills was unable to put any weight on his injured leg and had to be stretchered off.

ASU will play a closed-door scrimmage Sunday against Tennessee-Martin — as reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman — and then is scheduled to host Blue Mountain College in an exhibition Nov. 1.