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Little Rock Clinches Outright Title, ULM Clinches No. 2 Seed at Tournament

Little Rock beats Texas State 73-68; clinches Sun Belt title

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Marcus Johnson Jr. scored 21 points and Little Rock held back Texas State's late rally for a 73-68 victory on Saturday night to clinch its first outright Sun Belt Conference title.

The Trojans (26-3, 16-2) have won five straight and have matched their best record in program history with two regular season games remaining.

Mareik Isom added 16 points and Josh Hagins had 11 points and seven assists for Little Rock, which entered the game having secured their first-ever No. 1 seed and a double-bye in the conference tournament.