Flanigan Earns First Win as LR Tops Central Baptist

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock topped Central Baptist 97-65 on Saturday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center. The win was head coach Wes Flanigan's first as head coach.
 
The Trojans finished the game shooting 55.9 percent from the floor and 41.7 percent from 3. Little Rock assisted on 16 of its 33 made field goals. Kemy Osse led the Trojans' 3-point attack, making 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.
 
Osse led the team 16 points. Marcus Johnson Jr. scored 13 while Andre Jones added 12 on 4-of-5 shooting in his first official game at the Division I level. Lis Shoshi, Jalen Jackson, Deondre Burns and Ben Marcus all contributed nine points. In all, 14 different Trojans scored on the night.
 
The Trojans' defense held Central Baptist to 32.7 percent shooting from the floor and 30.8 percent from deep. Nick Jones led the Mustangs with 21 points while making four 3-pointers.
 
Little Rock led 51-28 at halftime. The 51 points were the most in a half by the Trojans since scoring 57 in the second half vs. Centenary last year.
 
Johnson led the Trojans with nine points at the break. Jackson, Shoshi and Marcus all posted seven points each. Little Rock finished the half shooting 60 percent from the floor and 5 of 11 from 3-point range. The Trojans' defense held Central Baptist to just six made field goals and 20.7 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes.
 
Little Rock is back in action on Monday at 6:30 p.m. to host the University of the Ozarks at the Jack Stephens Center.