Little Rock Trojans at UL Monroe Warhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 97
84 - 97
Smith scores 42 points, leads ULM over Little Rock 97-84
UL Monroe (8-5, 1-0) rebounded from an 81-69 loss at LSU on Dec. 28 that snapped a four-game winning streak. Little Rock (5-9, 0-1) has lost five of its last six.
Smith was 14-of-19 shooting from the floor, 10 of 12 from long range and made 4 of 5 free throws. Michael Ertel added 16 points and JD Williams had 13 for the Warhawks, who shot 56 percent from the field and 17 of 33 (51.5 percent) from distance.
Ryan Pippins scored 19 points and Markquis Nowell added 18 for Little Rock, which trailed by double digits for most of the second half.
The Trojans shot 62 percent from the floor (31 of 50) and made 12 3-pointers, but committed 18 turnovers to ULM's seven.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Ryan Pippins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell. | 84 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Daishon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman. | 81 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Markquis Nowell made Free Throw. | 81 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Markquis Nowell made Free Throw. | 80 - 94 |
Statistics
 LR |
 ULM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-50 | FG | 35-63 |
| 62 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 17-33 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 10-19 | FT | 10-12 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Location: Monroe, LA
Attendance: 1,618 | Capacity:
Location: Monroe, LA
Attendance: 1,618 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |