SUN BELT MEN
UALR 67, TROY 61
Jalen Jackson scored 16 of his season-high 18 points after halftime as UALR rallied for a 67-61 Sun Belt Conference victory over Troy on Saturday night in Troy, Ala.
Marcus Johnson Jr. scored a team-high 22 points for UALR, which trailed 34-29 at the half.
UALR (12-1, 2-0) connected on 12 of 22 shots (54.6 percent) while holding the host team to 6 of 23 shooting (26.1 percent) in the second half.
"I'm tired of getting off to these slow starts and talking about how proud I am of our guys fighting back, but same old story tonight," UALR Coach Brian Beard said.