Little Rock Looks to #PackTheJack Against Tulsa

Little Rock vs. Tulsa
Date	Saturday, Dec. 3
Time	3 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Venue	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Ride 106.7 FM
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock | Tulsa

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock welcomes Tulsa to the Jack Stephens Center for the first #PackTheJack game of the season on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
 
The Little Rock box office will open Saturday at noon and fans are encouraged to arrive early to avoid traffic and walk-up lines. The box office will also open on Friday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
 
Mayor Mark Stodola has declared Saturday Little Rock Trojans Day in honor of the team's 2015-16 season. The Trojans will unveil their 2016 Sun Belt Championship and NCAA banners in a pregame ceremony.
 
Fans are also encouraged to download the new fan experience app, LR Trojans X, before coming to the game. Click on the augmented reality card and follow the how-to-use guide. All you need is your device and a Little Rock basketball schedule card to play an interactive game or relive the historic Little Rock win over Purdue. A special, open Wi-Fi network, "Trojans Wi-Fi" will be available on Saturday.
 
Due to programming conflicts, Saturday's game will be broadcasted on The Ride 106.7 FM.
 
Tulsa enters Saturday's game against Little Rock having won three straight games, most recently beating Oral Roberts 79-65 on Monday night. The Hurricane also have home wins over New Orleans and Oregon State on the season.
 
Entering his third season as head coach, Frank Haith has a roster that features just three returners and 10 newcomers. Jaleel Wheeler, a junior college transfer from Kilgore College, leads the Hurricane at 15.3 ppg.
 
Tulsa, who earned an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, leads the all-time series 5-4. Little Rock won last season's meeting by a 64-60 final score at the Reynolds Center. The Trojans trailed by as many as 15 in the first half and were down nine at halftime, but outscored Tulsa 40-27 after the break and shot 63.6 percent from the floor after intermission.
 
Josh Hagins (17 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds) nearly posted a triple-double while Jalen Jackson scored 12 points off the bench.
 
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 recently won the Lone Star Showcase in Cedar Park, Texas, with wins over St. Bonaventure and Central Michigan.
• The Trojans have four players averaging double figures in scoring, another scoring 9.4 ppg, and are averaging 81.0 ppg as a team.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt Conference in free throw percentage (.723) and ranks second in field goal (.479) and 3-point (.384) percentage.
• Little Rock matched a program record with five wins in the month of November, a feat that has now been achieved six times.
• 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.
• 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.