MOREHEAD, Ky. – scored a career-high 19 points and Little Rock's defense clamped down in the final quarter as the Trojans moved to 8-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play with a 58-45 win at Morehead State Thursday evening.
The Trojans (11-9, 8-1) held the host Eagles to just seven points in the final quarter after limiting Morehead State to just 2-for-14 (14.3%) shooting over the final 10 minutes.
The Eagles (7-13, 3-6) became the eighth OVC opponent in nine tries to fail to reach 50 points against Little Rock's suffocating defense. Little Rock scored 17 points off 19 Eagle turnovers; the 12th time this season the Trojans have posted 15-plus points off turnovers in a single game.