Nowell scores 24 to lead UALR over Arkansas St. 90-87
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Markquis Nowell had 24 points as Arkansas-Little Rock stretched its winning streak to seven games, edging past Arkansas State 90-87 on Saturday.
UALR built a 47-36 halftime advantage and led for the entire second half except with 4:24 remaining tied at 75-all. The Trojans pulled away with a 9-2 surge.
Nowell shot 5 of 15 from the floor and converted all 12 of his foul shots.
Marko Lukic had 17 points for UALR (18-7, 12-2 Sun Belt Conference). Nikola Maric added 14 points and eight rebounds. Ruot Monyyong had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Marquis Eaton scored a season-high 25 points for the Red Wolves (15-10, 7-7). Caleb Fields added 15 points. J.J. Matthews had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Arkansas-Little Rock matches up against Texas State on the road on Thursday. Arkansas State faces Texas-Arlington on the road on Thursday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Appalachian State | 5-2 | - | 11-5 |
Coastal Carolina | 4-2 | 0.5 | 10-3 |
Georgia Southern | 4-3 | 1 | 10-6 |
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Texas State | 4-1 | - | 10-4 |
Louisiana | 4-3 | 1 | 10-4 |
Little Rock | 4-3 | 1 | 8-6 |
UT Arlington | 3-4 | 2 | 7-8 |
Arkansas State | 2-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
UL Monroe | 2-5 | 3 | 4-10 |