Little Rock Trojans @ Georgia Southern Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 33 | 61 | |
GASO | 33 | 43 | 76 |
Georgia Southern defeats Arkansas-Little Rock 76-61
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Jelani Hewitt scored 17 points with four 3-pointers and Angel Matias added 14 as Georgia Southern defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 76-61 on Saturday night.
Hewitt also added six assists for Georgia Southern (15-4, 8-2 Sun Belt), which maintains a slender hold on first place in conference. The Eagles dropped 12 3-pointers in 28 tries while Arkansas-Little Rock was just 6 of 22 from long range.
Curtis Diamond scored 13 for Georgia Southern.
Josh Hagins led Arkansas-Little Rock with 15 points -- reaching double figures in six straight games -- while Mareik Isom scored 10 points for the Trojans (8-13, 3-8). Hagins also hauled down seven rebounds.
The Trojans led 13-5 early and it took three straight 3-pointers -- by Jake Allsmiller, Matias and Mike Hughes -- for Georgia Southern to surge ahead 27-25 just before the break. Georgia Southern ended the first half on a 6-3 run and never trailed after.
Game Information
Statesboro, GA
Referee:Bruce Benedict
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Sidney Cohen
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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