Arkansas State 84 Little Rock 83

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Grantham Gillard (Minneapolis, MN) hit two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, to allow Arkansas State (10-12, 4-5 Sunbelt) to escape Little Rock (7-15, 2-7 Conf) by one point. This was one of those rival games, where records seem to not matter, even though this season both teams are pretty close in talent. Gillard total 21 points and added 7 rebounds for the winner. Ty Cockfield (Gainesville, GA) led Arkansas State with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Tristin Walley (Richton, MS) had 9 rebounds to go with 11 points.
For Little Rock, Rayjon Tucker (Charlotte, NC) led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Deondre Burns (Yazoo City, MS) Came off of the bench to score 19 points. Also coming off of the bench was Kris Bankston (De Witt, AR) and he put in 15 points and pulled down 5 boards.