It won't be long before the University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball team is playing where few thought possible before this season began.
The Big Easy has officially come calling for the Trojans.
Behind a 32-point outing from sophomore point guard Markquis Nowell and a Sun Belt Conference-leading 15th double-double by junior forward Ruot Monyyong, the Trojans disposed of Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday night with a 79-63 victory in their penultimate home game at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
With the victory, the Trojans (20-9, 14-4 Sun Belt) clinched a berth in the March 14 league-tournament semifinals at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, as well as a share of the league's regular-season championship and just their fifth 20-win season in the past 25 years.