Little Rock Trojans @ App State Mountaineers
Hagins leads UALR's late push past Appalachian State 79-74
BOONE, N.C. -- Josh Hagins had 14 points, four rebounds and six assists on Thursday night and Arkansas-Little Rock shot 58 percent from the field to beat Appalachian State 79-74.
Hagins scored eight points in the final five minutes to help the Trojans (10-14, 5-9 Sun Belt) extend a three-point lead to 75-67 on Roger Woods' dunk with 54 seconds to go.
Chris Burgess was 5 of 8 from 3-point range with 24 points for Appalachian State (9-13, 6-7). The Mountaineers led 57-54 on one of Burgess' triples, but UALR answered with back-to-back 3-pointers from James Reid and Ben Dillard to take the lead for good.
Reid and Dillard finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively, and Maurius Hill added 12.
Burgess had 16 points in the first half and Appalachian State built an eight-point lead at 32-24 which UALR erased a 9-0 run before going into the break tied 37-all.
Game Information
Boone, NC
Referee:Tim Gattis
Referee:Joe Wilbert III
Referee:Alan Spainhour
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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