University of Arkansas at Little Rock Coach Darrell Walker looks up at the scoreboard during a game against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Feb. 3 in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Arkansas-Little Rock's men's basketball team built an early lead and was able to fend off a comeback attempt to knock off Morehead State, the first-place team in the Ohio Valley Conference, 69-68 on Thursday night before an announced crowd of 2,102 at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
Khalen Robinson scored 14 of his team-high 21 points in the second half to lead the Trojans. Makhel Mitchell scored 12 points off the bench and Jordan Jefferson added 11 points.
Morehead State (20-6, 11-2) got a big performance from Riley Minix, who finished with a game-high 29 points for the Eagles. Kalil Thomas made five three-pointers and scored 19 points, while Drew Thelwell added 11.
UALR (15-11, 9-4) jumped out to a quick 7-0 after Khalen Robinson knocked down a three-pointer just over two minutes into the game.
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