MONROE, La. (AP) — Courtney Jackson scored a career-high 20 points and Arkansas-Little Rock remained unbeaten in Sun Belt Conference play with a 72-51 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday night.
Jackson scored 14 points in the first half, when the Trojans (7-11, 4-0) took a 17-4 lead and were ahead 34-20 with 4:20 left.
The Warhawks (2-16, 1-4) cut their halftime deficit to five, 38-33, after 3-pointers by Charles Winborne and Hugh Mingo in the final 1:06.
UALR pulled away in the second half as Louisiana-Monroe made one of its first 10 shots and finished the half at 24.1 percent (7 of 29). The Trojans led by double digits throughout the final 9:15.