SUNDAY'S SCORE
@Little Rock 78, Southern Indiana 58
LITTLE ROCK 78, SOUTHERN INDIANA 58
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Little Rock men's basketball team outscored Southern Indiana 50-30 in the second half to take a 78-58 win Sunday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans (9-7, 3-2) snapped a two-game Ohio Valley Conference losing streak.
Trojans forward Ante Beljan led all scorers with 24 points. He also collected, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Emwani Wilkinson added 20 points, 9 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Johnathan Lawson scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half and also added 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Freshman Caleb Pennyfeather had the best game of his young career scoring 11 points, grabbing 8 boards and totaling 4 blocks and 2 assists.
The teams were deadlocked at 28 at halftime and spent much of the second half neck-and-neck, but Little Rock started to make a move with around eight minutes to play when Lawson took a steal the length of the court for an easy layup giving the Trojans a 55-46 advantage.
The Screaming Eagles (6-10, 1-5) cut the lead to seven with 4:51 remaining but never got any closer as Wilkinson answered with a three-pointer on the next possession and ignited an 11-1 run to the end the game and give the Trojans the easy win. A key play in the spurt was a rebound and putback on a missed free throw by Pennyfeather which grew the lead to 12. Lawson put an exclamation point on the victory by nailing a three-pointer with just over a minute to play.