Trojans Ready For Pepperdine

Lone Star Showcase Little Rock vs. Pepperdine
Date	Tuesday, Nov. 22
Time	7:30 p.m.
Location	Cedar Park, Texas
Stadium	H-E-B Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	YouTube
Notes	Little Rock | Pepperdine

CEDAR PARK, Texas – After topping St. Bonaventure to open the Lone Star Showcase on Monday, Little Rock takes on Pepperdine on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
 
All games at the event will be streamed live via YouTube.
 
The Trojans topped the Bonnies on Monday thanks in part to a career-high 16 points from Lis Shoshi. Shoshi added eight boards and a blocked shot and is now averaging 13.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over his last two games.
 
Marcus Johnson Jr. and Jalen Jackson also scored in double figures for Little Rock.
 
Pepperdine was handed its first loss of the season by Central Michigan on Monday night in the Lone Star Showcase.
 
Pepperdine is led by Lamond Murray Jr. on offense, who has scored at least 23 points in all four games and is averaging 27.3 ppg. Murray was an All-West Coast Conference selection last season.
 
As a team, the Waves are scoring 77.0 ppg and shooting 49.0 percent from the floor. Pepperdine is coming off an 18-win season that saw the team play in the College Basketball Invitational.
 
Little Rock leads Pepperdine 3-2 in the all-time series.
 
Quick Hits
• Coming off of its best season in program history, Little Rock has been picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches poll.
• Little Rock had its 18-game home winning streak, the eighth-longest active streak in the nation, snapped by Idaho on Nov. 18.
• Marcus Johnson Jr. was voted Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team after averaging 12.5 points and leading the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage (.466) in 2015-16.
• Despite losing two of their top three scorers, the Trojans return eight lettermen, six seniors and three starters in 2016-17.
• Last season, Little Rock won the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships and beat Purdue in the NCAA Tournament first round.
• Little Rock went 30-5 last season, establishing program and conference records for wins in a season.
• The Trojans' five losses last season tied with Villanova, Kansas and SMU for the fewest in the nation.
• Head coach Wes Flanigan enters his first season at the helm after serving as associate head coach on Little Rock's record-breaking 2015-16 team.