LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock welcomes Appalachian State to the Jack Stephens Center on Monday night at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on the American Sports Network and streamed live on ESPN3.
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DirecTV customers can watch the game on Ch. 698, CSN California. The game will also be available on Cox Sports TV in select Arkansas areas.
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Sponsored by the Trojan Legion Club, a limited number of $1 tickets are available for Monday's game. Fans can visit the Little Rock box office at the Jack Stephens Center from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Monday. Dollar tickets can also be
purchased online.
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Monday is Maroon Mania at the Jack Stephens Center. Fans are encouraged to wear maroon and spirit bands will be given away while supplies last. At halftime, all of Little Rock's student-athletes with GPAs of 3.0 or better will be recognized on the court.
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Little Rock is coming off an 82-75 loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The Trojans led by three at halftime, but Coastal sored 51 points on 63 percent shooting in the second half to earn the win.
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Jalen Jackson scored 21 points – the second-most of his Little Rock career – while making a career-high nine field goals vs. Coastal Carolina. Three more Little Rock players scored 11 points.
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Jackson, who was just 1-of-7 shooting from the floor over his previous three games, has scored in double figures 12 times on the season. It was his fourth double-digit performance of Sun Belt play.
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Appalachian State is 6-15 on the season and 1-9 in Sun Belt play following Saturday's loss at Arkansas State. The Mountaineers shot 45.6 percent and made nine 3-pointers in the 79-78 loss in Jonesboro.
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Ronshad Shabazz is averaging 17.3 points per game on the season and nearly 19 per game in Sun Belt games to lead App State's offense. The Mountaineers are averaging 75.2 points per game and rank second in the conference with 14.3 assists per game. App State's 8.7 made 3-pointers per game rank third in the league.
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Little Rock topped Appalachian State 76-68 in Boone, N.C., on Jan. 7 in the season's first meeting between the teams.
Marcus Johnson Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points while
Deondre Burns (16) and Lis Shosi (15) combined for 31 points. The Trojans made nine 3-pointers in the win.
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Little Rock leads Appalachian State 5-2 in the all-time series and is 3-0 against the Mountaineers in Little Rock.
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Jim Fox is in his third season as head coach.
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Quick Hits
• Little Rock enters Monday night's matchup with Appalachian State coming off an 82-75 loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
• Little Rock led by three at halftime, but Coastal scored 51 points on 63 percent shooting in the second half to come from behind.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks 46th nationally in free throw percentage (.747).
• Little Rock is shooting a league-best 80.0 percent from the foul line in Sun Belt games.
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Deondre Burns has averaged 12.0 points on 47.6 percent shooting from the floor and 44.4 percent from 3 since being inserted into the starting lineup vs. Appalachian State (1/7).
• In Sun Belt games, Marcus Johnson Johnson ranks 9th in the league in scoring (15.2 ppg) and 5th in assists (3.6 apg).
• Little Rock leads Appalachian State 5-2 in the all-time series and is 3-0 in games played at the Jack Stephens Center.
• In the season's first meeting, Little Rock made 9 of 16 3-pointers and topped Appalachian State 76-68 in Boone, N.C., on Jan. 7.
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Sun Belt Championship Tickets
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are scheduled for a week of March Madness in the Big Easy. New Orleans will once again be home to the two championships that will take place at Lakefront Arena from March 7-12 and ticket books can now be purchased from your our ticket office. For more information, visit the Sun Belt Conference's championship central websites - Men's Championship – Women's Championship – and be sure to follow the @FunBelt on social media - @SunBelt.
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