1 | 2 | OT | T | |
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LR | 23 | 30 | 19 | 72 |
UL | 23 | 30 | 8 | 61 |
Pippins steps up as Little Rock downs Louisiana 72-61, OT
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Ryan Pippins scored 19 points and Oliver Black scored 17 with 11 rebounds and Little Rock snapped a three-game skid and beat Louisiana 72-61 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference finale for both teams on Saturday.
Louisiana enters next week's conference tournament in New Orleans with a bye as the No. 1 seed and will play the winner of No. 8 Coastal Carolina versus No. 9 Texas State.
No. 12 Little Rock plays a first-round game Wednesday against fifth-seed Appalachian State.
Kris Bankston's dunk to start overtime put Little Rock (7-24, 4-14) ahead for good. Pippins scored 10 of Little Rock's 19 points in overtime.
Malik Marquetti made a pair of foul shots with a second left to tie the game at 53 at the end of regulation. Pippins' 3-pointer with 13 seconds to go put Little Rock ahead 53-51.
Bankston scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Cameron Corcoran scored 10 for the Trojans.
Frank Bartley IV and JaKeenan Grant scored 17 apiece for the Ragin Cajuns (26-5, 16-2). The team shot just 19 of 57 (33 percent) from the field including 6 of 31 from 3-point range.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Zelton Steed
- Nathan Quick
- Matthew Martinez
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Little Rock | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Morehead State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
UT Martin | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Southern Indiana | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |