South Alabama Jaguars at Little Rock Trojans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
52 - 43
S. Alabama defense stifles cold-shooting Little Rock 52-43
South Alabama forced a season-high 24 turnovers with nine steals and four blocked shots and held Little Rock without a field goal for the last six minutes, dropping the Sun Belt Conference leaders into a three-way tie for first.
Trhae Mitchell had nine points with eight rebounds for South Alabama (11-7, 4-3) and John Pettway had six steals, five after halftime.
Little Rock (11-7, 5-2) led 22-17 at halftime, but the Jaguars opened the second half 15-7 and never trailed again.
Marko Lukic had 16 points for the Trojans while Ruot Monyyong added 11 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth-straight double-double. Jaizec Lottie addded eight points and six assists.
Ben Coupet Jr., averaging 12.6 ppg., was held to three points on 1-for-7 shooting as the Trojans shot a season-low 34% (16-for-47).
South Alabama faces Georgia State at home on Thursday. Arkansas-Little Rock plays Coastal Carolina on the road on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jaizec Lottie Turnover. | 52 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Ruot Monyyong Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Trhae Mitchell Block. | 52 - 43 |
Statistics
 USA |
 LR |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 16-47 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 13-18 | FT | 6-11 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Little Rock, AR
Attendance: 2,525 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |