DENVER -- Arkansas-Little Rock coach Chris Beard will coach his team's NCAA tournament game after suffering a broken right hand from punching a whiteboard during the Sun Belt tournament title game Sunday.
Beard said he was frustrated by his team's effort during the first half of Sunday's win over Louisiana-Monroe to clinch an NCAA tournament berth. The Trojans play fifth-seeded Purdue on Thursday.
"We were not playing our best half," said Beard, who wore a cast Wednesday. "We were down five at half. I made a bad decision in the locker room, trying to get the guys a little fired up.