The win gave A-State (7-13, 2-5) back-to-back road wins in the series against Little Rock (5-15, 2-5) for the first time since wins in 2006 and 2007. Ty Cockfield and Deven Simms joined Gillard in double figures with 11 points each. Andre Jones and Camron Reedus led the Trojans with 11 points each.
A-State drained a season-best 13 3-pointers on the night finishing 57 percent (13-23) beyond the arc. The Red Wolves shot 51 percent from the field (24-47) to overcome shooting 45 percent (9-20) at the charity stripe. Little Rock hit 44 percent from the field (24-55) from the field, but after hitting its first four triples, struggled to 29 percent (5-17) from 3-point range.