Senior forward
Mwani Wilkinson scored 25 points and gave Little Rock a spark in the second half as the Trojans pulled away from Ouachita Baptist, 80-57, Tuesday night at the Jack Stephens Center.
Little Rock (6-4) only led the Tigers (5-3) 38-34 at halftime but Wilkinson and the Trojans got hot early in the second half and only allowed OBU 23 second-half points.
The Trojans embarked on a 12-2 run and when Wilkinson, who scored 14 first-half points, dunked emphatically in the lane, Little Rock turned a six-point advantage into a 16-point cushion with 9:57 to play in the game. Wilkinson scored six points during that run.
OBU never got closer than that, and the Trojans cruised to the win.Â
Redshirt freshman
Travonne Jackson had his biggest night as a Trojan logging a season-high 31 minutes and scoring 15 points and grabbing four rebounds.
Isaiah Lewis scored 12 points, dished out 4 assists and
Johnathan Lawson added 11 points and 5 assists. Tuongthac Gatkek chipped in 7 points, 7 assists and 4 steals.
Little Rock only shot 59.3% for the game. The Trojans only shot 23.1% from the three-point line in the first half but came alive in the second half shooting 55.6% which pushed its game clip to 36.4%.
OBU, who turned the ball over 18 times, shot 54.2% in the first half but was held to 32% in the second half. Â
Shaun Williams led OBU with 18 points, and Reggie Martin chipped in 13 points with Hobert Grayson adding 12.
The Trojans round out the nonconference schedule with the University of Illinois-Chicago at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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