COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Little Rock used a 23-0 run in the first half to take control, then held off a late Tennessee Tech rally to earn a hard-fought 91-89 victory over the Ohio Valley Conference co-leaders at the Eblen Center Saturday afternoon.
Little Rock was led by a pair of 20-point performers, including DeAntoni Gordon setting a new career-high with 25 points and just missing his fourth double-double, adding nine rebounds. Gordon's 25 points came on 11-of-16 shooting and 3-of-4 at the free throw line.
Myron Gardner notched his fourth 20+ point game of the year, finishing with 21 on 7-of-13 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three and 5-of-6 at the free throw line.