The Little Rock Trojans face the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in the fourth round of the SBC tournament at Lakefront Arena. Action begins at 1:00 pm ET on Sunday, Mar. 13 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Trojans come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, topping Louisiana-Lafayette 72-65 in the 3. Josh Hagins was a key piece with 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists. The Warhawks, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-71 win against UT Arlington in the 3. DeMondre Harvey led the game in scoring by accounting for 21 points on 9-for-9 shooting.
Harvey has been hot for the Warhawks, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.8 blocks over the past five games.
Baskets could be hard to come by as Little Rock ranks third in the nation, allowing just 93.4 points per 100 possessions, while Louisiana-Monroe is 20th (102.6). Also, the Warhawks commit the 19th-fewest errors in the nation (TO% of 18.2%), while the disruptive defense of the Trojans causes the fifth-most (opponents’ TO% of 21.8%).
Both teams have won a game in the season series. The Trojans had the upper hand in the most recent game, a 72-65 win. Harvey was the game’s top overall scorer with 21 points.
Notes
Ranked 20th, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 102.6 points per 100 possessions. The Little Rock Trojans rank 84th in offense, scoring 110.0 points in the same number of possessions.
The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks average 67.7 possessions per game and 1.092 points per possession. The Little Rock Trojans earn fewer possessions with 64.5, but they score more points with 1.100.
Little Rock has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.5%. Louisiana-Monroe is a formidable 6-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Little Rock attempts 19.0 three pointers and Louisiana-Monroe attempts 18.0. Both teams have winning records when they have 20 or more three point attempts. The Little Rock Trojans sit at 13-3 and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are 11-4.
Louisiana-Monroe makes an average of 5.5 steals per game. Little Rock has a stellar 10-3 record when it allows at least 5 steals.
