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Little Rock Men's Basketball Competes in Capitol Challenge This Weekend

The Trojans will face Northern Illinois on Saturday and Georgia State on Sunday.

GAME 3 - NIU, GAME 4 - GEORGIA STATE
Date/Time NIU - Saturday, Nov. 18 - 1 p.m.
Date/Time Georgia State - Sunday, Nov. 19 -
1 p.m.
Location Atlanta, Ga.
Arena Georgia State Convocation Center
Records
 
Little Rock (1-1, 0-0 OVC)
Northern Illinois (3-1, 0-0 MAC)
Georgia State (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Watch Sunday, Nov. 19 -  ESPN+
Listen Saturday - KARN 920 AM
Sunday - 106.7 FM The Buz2
Live Stats Saturday - lrtrojans.com
Sunday - lrtrojans.com
Notes Little Rock 
ATLANTA, Ga, - The Little Rock men's basketball team competes at the Capitol Challenge this Saturday and Sunday in Atlanta.  The Trojans will face Northern Illinois Saturday at 1 p.m. CST and Georgia State Sunday at 1 p.m. CST.

Little Rock enters the contests 1-1 after losing on the road last Friday at UIC 86-71.  DeAntoni Gordon led the team in that game in points with 19 and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Player of the Week.  Jamir Chaplin recorded his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high ten rebounds, while Jaylen Crocker-Johnson recorded a career-high 12 points.

Northern Illinois enters the game now 3-1 after defeating Georgia State 70-64 today.  This will be the fourth meeting between Little Rock and NIU with the Trojans leading the series 2-1.  The last meeting between the two teams was on November 22, 2021 with the Trojans winning 67-60.

Georgia State enters the game 1-2 after the loss today.  This will be the 39th meeting between Little Rock and Georgia State with the Trojans leading 19-9.  The last meeting between the two teams was on March 3, 2020.  The Panthers won 89-70.  Georgia State has won the past five match-ups with Little Rock.

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Players Mentioned

DeAntoni Gordon

#1 DeAntoni Gordon

F
6' 8"
Graduate Student
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson

#5 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Jamir Chaplin

#24 Jamir Chaplin

G
6' 5"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

DeAntoni Gordon

#1 DeAntoni Gordon

6' 8"
Graduate Student
F
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson

#5 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Jamir Chaplin

#24 Jamir Chaplin

6' 5"
Graduate Student
G