Georgia Southern Eagles @ Little Rock Trojans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
GASO | 28 | 39 | 67 |
| 41 | 39 | 80 |
Arkansas-Little Rock cruises past Georgia Southern 80-67
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Marcus Johnson Jr. matched a career-high with seven 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and Arkansas-Little Rock cruised to an 80-67 victory over Georgia Southern on Thursday night.
The Trojans (18-2, 8-1 Sun Belt Conference) have won eight of their last nine games and are off to their best conference start.
Johnson was 8 of 13 from the floor. Roger Woods had 15 points, and Josh Hagins added 10 points and six assists for Arkansas-Little Rock, which shot 51 percent from the floor.
Tookie Brown scored 17 points and Mike Hughes had 16 to lead Georgia Southern (7-12, 3-6).
Arkansas-Little Rock had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and built a 41-28 halftime lead.
Johnson scored 12 points in the second half, and his 3-pointer stretched the Trojans' lead to 74-59 with four minutes left.
Game Information
Little Rock, AR
Referee:Joe Wilbert III
Referee:Doug Sirmons
Referee:Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
| 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 |
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