South Alabama Jaguars vs Little Rock Trojans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
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| 22 | 33 | 55 | |
| 32 | 25 | 57 |
South Alabama survives late rally, beats UALR 57-55
NEW ORLEANS -- Dionte Ferguson had 10 points, 12 boards and a key block with 3.5 seconds left as South Alabama held on for a 57-55 victory over seventh-seeded Alabama-Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament on Thursday night.
Ferguson finished with four blocked shots for No. 6 seed South Alabama (12-20), which plays third-seeded Louisiana-Monroe in the quarterfinals Friday.
The Jaguars led 55-41 with 7:30 left before UALR (13-18) answered with a 14-1 run to pull within 56-55 with 28 seconds left. Barrington Stevens split a pair of free throws for South Alabama to make it a two-point lead with 11 seconds remaining. The Trojans' Roger Woods then went coast-to-coast for a driving layup attempt, but Ferguson blocked the shot.
The Jaguars' Abdul Lewis missed the front end of a one-and-one with 3.5 seconds to go, and UALR's Josh Hagins' deep 3-point attempt hit the back of the rim to end it.
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Ray Acosta
Referee:Ted Valentine
Referee:John Hampton
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio 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 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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