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North Texas made all five of its field goal attempts in overtime and went 6 for 7 at the free throw line to hand the UALR men's basketball team a 75-67 loss at the Jack Stephens Center on Thursday night. Alzee Williams scored a game-high 25 points and Tony Mitchell added a 13-point, 16-rebound double-double to help the Mean Green deny UALR in its bid to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament and an outright West Division championship. read more >

The UALR men's basketball team outscored Troy 18-6 in overtime to earn a 74-62 victory in the final game at Sartain Hall on Saturday night. UALR hit nine three pointers in the win and moved one step closer to locking up its fifth Sun Belt Conference Division championship in nine years under head coach Steve Shields. read more >

Sophomore Will Neighbour was one of four Trojans to score in double figures, finishing with a game-high 21 points to lead the UALR men's basketball team (13-14, 10-3 Sun Belt) to a 78-64 victory over Florida International (7-18, 4-9) at the Jack Stephens Center. UALR shot 52.1 percent from the field while holding the Golden Panthers to a .305 clip to improve to 10-3 in league play and maintain its spot atop the Sun Belt's West Division. read more >

UALR hit 10 three-pointers for the game and ran an impressive half-court offense to shoot nearly 60 percent from the field in the second half, while it forced South Alabama into 18 turnovers in the Trojans most complete game of the year, a 75-50 romp over the Jaguars on Thursday night at the Jack Stephens Center. read more >

Western Kentucky used a late 13-0 run to hand the UALR men's basketball team a 65-53 loss on Saturday afternoon at E.A. Diddle Arena. The Trojans led 49-44 with 7:12 left in the game, but the Hilltoppers scored 13-unanswered points over the next 6:22 as the Trojans did not make another field goal until the final minute of the game, dropping their second straight Sun Belt Conference game after a 5-0 league start. read more >