Little Rock Hosts Georgia State for Senior Night

Little Rock vs. Georgia State
Date	Saturday, Feb. 25
Time	6 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Venue	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock | Georgia State

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock welcomes Georgia State to the Jack Stephens Center for a Saturday matchup starting at 6 p.m. The Trojans will hold their Senior Night ceremony before tipoff to recognize each of the team's six seniors.
 
Tech wallets will be given away to fans while supplies last. Additionally, the Junior Trojans Club Kids Zone will be open on Fisher Court throughout the doubleheader.
 
Little Rock is coming off three straight losses, most recently falling at Arkansas State on Feb. 17. Jalen Jackson scored 16 points to lead a Trojan offense that shot 44.6 percent in the loss.
 
Georgia State is 17-10 on the season and 10-5 in Sun Belt Conference play following a 67-51 win over Texas State on Monday night. The win over Texas State stopped a three-game losing streak.
 
The Panthers boast the best offensive (.480) and defensive (.409) field goal percentages in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State also leads the league with 7.7 steals and 4.4 blocked shots per contest.
 
Jeremy Hollowell leads GSU with 15.7 points per game. Freshman D'Marcus Simonds is averaging 12.9 ppg and is shooting 58.4 percent from the floor to rank second in the Sun Belt.
 
Little Rock leads Georgia State 19-4 in the all-time series, but the programs are tied 3-3 since the Panthers joined the Sun Belt in 2013-14. Since then, the Trojans are 2-1 against the Panthers at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
Ron Hunter is in his sixth season as head coach.
 
Quick Hits
• Little Rock led twice in the second half before surrendering a 16-0 run that allowed Arkansas State to pull away for a 67-58 win in Jonesboro on Feb. 17.
• Jalen Jackson led Little Rock with 16 points on 8-of-15 shooting in the loss at Arkansas State.
• Lis Shoshi blocked two shots at Arkansas State and now has 11 blocks over his last three games.
• Shoshi's five blocks at Texas State (2/11) were the most by a Little Rock player since Michael Javes blocked five shots at Arkansas State on Jan. 14, 2012.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks 53rd nationally in free throw percentage (.742).
• Little Rock is shooting a league-best 77.6 percent from the foul line in Sun Belt games.
• In Sun Belt Conference games, Marcus Johnson Jr. ranks 14th in the league in scoring (13.9 ppg) and seventh in assists (3.3 apg).
• Saturday will be the first and only regular-season meeting between Little Rock and Georgia State.
• Little Rock swept the season series with Georgia State in 2015-16 and leads 19-4 all-time.
• The series is tied 3-3 since Georgia State joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2013-14.
 
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