LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Cedric Russell scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half and Louisiana rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to defeat Little Rock, 77-72, in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game on Thursday at the Jack Stephens Center.
P.J. Hardy scored all of his 15 points from behind the 3-point line as Louisiana (18-12, 9-8 SBC) moved into a fifth-place tie with Coastal Carolina heading into the regular-season finale on Saturday. Little Rock, which dropped its fifth straight game and was eliminated qualifying for next week's SBC Tournament, fell to 10-20 overall and 5-12 in league play.