Tucker scores 18, Little Rock downs Miles College 67-47
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Rayjon Tucker scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Nikola Maric added 16 points, and Little Rock beat Division II Miles College 67-47 on Tuesday night.
Kris Bankston scored eight points with 11 boards and Markquis Nowell had six rebounds and six assists for the Trojans (5-6), who held the Golden Bears to 29-percent shooting.
Tucker's dunk amid a 13-3 run put Little Rock up for good, 16-14, and they led 33-27 at halftime on 40-percent shooting.
The Trojans led by 19 after Horace Wyatt Jr.'s breakaway dunk capped a 15-2 run. Bankston made Little Rock's ninth dunk for a 24-point lead with 8:44 left and Miles got no closer than 20 from there.
Jeffrey Dockett scored 10 for Miles (4-4), which shot 7 of 34 (21 percent) in the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Randall
- Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
- Tucson Grigg
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Little Rock | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Western Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Southern Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Lindenwood | 1-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Tennessee Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| UT Martin | 1-1 | 1 | 5-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-8 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Tennessee State | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
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