Trojans Head to NAU for Wednesday Matchup

Little Rock at Northern Arizona
Date	Wednesday, Dec. 14
Time	7:30 p.m.
Location	Flagstaff, Ariz.
Venue	Rolle Activity Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	Big Sky Network
Notes	Little Rock | Northern Arizona

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock will go for its sixth straight win when it takes on Northern Arizona at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
A free live video stream of Wednesday's game will be available through the Big Sky Network.
 
Before the start of the 2015-16 season, you had to look back to Feb. 2009 to find the last time Little Rock had won five consecutive games. Since then, the Trojans have put together five such streaks, including its first 10-game streak since 1988.
 
Marcus Johnson Jr. ranks fourth in the Sun Belt in scoring (15.8 ppg) after totaling 29 points on a 9-of-11 effort from 3 in Saturday's win over Central Arkansas. All five Little Rock starters are averaging double figures and rank in the top 30 of the Sun Belt in points per game.
 
Northern Arizona is 2-8 on the season with wins over Benedictine Mesa and Alabama State to its credit. The Lumberjacks will enter Wednesday's game on a three-game losing streak.
 
NAU is surrendering 78.4 points per game and allowing its opponents to shoot 46.0 percent from the field so far this season. Mike Green (11.3 ppg) and Ako Kaluna (10.0) are averaging double figures in scoring, while three more players are averaging 8.9 ppg or better.
 
Little Rock beat Northern Arizona 84-57 at the Jack Stephens Center last season in the only previous meeting between the teams. Marcus Johnson Jr. led all Little Rock players with 15 points while Jalen Jackson scored 14 off the bench. The win improved Little Rock to 10-0, the final victory in the Trojans' program and conference-record win streak to begin a season.
 
Head coach Jack Murphy is in his seventh season as head coach.
 
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.
• Head coach Wes Flanigan's 8-2 record through 10 games trails only Chris Beard's 10-0 start in 2015-16 for first-year Trojan head coaches.
• A win Wednesday would give the program its fourth start of 9-2 or better since moving to Division I ('78-79).
• All five Little Rock starters are averaging double figures in scoring – the 1989-90 season was the last time Little Rock had five double-figure scorers in a season.
• All five Little Rock starters rank in the top 30 of the Sun Belt Conference in scoring.
• Marcus Johnson Jr. recently set a Jack Stephens Center record with nine made 3s in Little Rock's win over Central Arkansas on Dec. 10.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt in free throw percentage (.714) and ranks second in scoring margin (+11.5) and 3-point field goal percentage (.392).
• Last season, Little Rock won the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships and beat Purdue in the NCAA Tournament first round.