Everything is bigger in Texas, and so is the losses that the Warhawks took on their Texas rodeo trip.

The Warhawks traveled to Arlington, Texas to take on the UT Arlington Mavericks.

UTA’s fast paced offense was too much for the Warhawks as they lost 71-55.

The Warhawks are now (7-11) overall and (1-6) in the Sun Belt.

UTA got off to a blazing start and went on a 7-0 run to put ULM on their heels.

After the Warhawks scored back to back baskets UTA was only leading by four points.

Junior forward Travis Munnings knocked down a three point shot to tie the game at 15 with about 13 minutes left to play in the first half.

In the first half ULM had some bright moments, Munnings had 10 points, while senior forward Sam McDaniel had 9.

The offensive production was still lacking for ULM, they shot 34.6 percent from the field.

The team managed to knock down six threes to keep up with UTA, but it wasn’t enough.

Going into halftime the Warhawks were looking for something to spark the offense.

Defense was non existent as UTA had their way for most of the first half.

The Mavericks went on a 10-0 run to stretch their lead to 15.

In the second half UTA looked to keep the pressure on ULM to erase any hopes of a comeback.

The second half for the Warhawks proved that they can’t recover in a game from a bad start.

Their shooting percentage went down to 28.1 percent, but UTA’S lead was so comfortable that shooting 24.2 percent in the second half didn’t affect the outcome of the game.

ULM managed to cut the lead to just four with about 14 minutes left in the second half.

After that push, the lead would just keep increasing and decreasing.

The Warhawks could never tie the game again or take the lead.

The key to this loss by the Warhawks was simple, they didn’t make the necessary plays to even make it a close game.

This was a tough road test for the Warhawks coming off of a loss to Texas State.

The offense isn’t producing in the midrange game to keep ther offense flowing all game.

ULM is facing an uphill battle to get back in the Sun Belt tournament picture.

The team is spiraling out of control with a lack of consistency on offense.

Without the offense producing, the defense will be pressured on every possession.

The Warhawks are exerting so much energy into trying to score on offense, that the players are gassed midway through the second half.

ULM aren’t finishing games; they seem to fade away in the second half as teams take advantage of this problem.

UTA played their game by scoring 23 bench points to ULM’s four.

The Mavericks defense also scored 19 points off of 16 ULM turnovers.

The Warhawks will look to rebound at home on Thursday against Troy.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.