NEW ORLEANS – Top-seeded Little Rock awaits No. 4 Troy in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament at Lakefront Arena on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Troy (18-12) was the only Sun Belt team to defeat Little Rock during the regular season and won the last meeting between the schools in the tournament, 61-60, in championship game in 2017. In the quarterfinal round on Thursday, Little Rock (21-9) destroyed Appalachian State 66-34 while Troy snuck past South Alabama, 82-79.
Five Trojans scored in double figures against South Alabama led by Harriet Winchester with 15 points.