UALR ends 4-game skid; beats Bradley 64-54

LAS VEGAS (AP) Roger Woods scored 17 points to lead UALR to a 64-54 win over Bradley on Monday in the consolation game of the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic.

Ben Dillard had 14 points for UALR (5-5) and J.T. Thomas added 11.

James White hit two free throws with 5:27 left to give UALR a 57-42 lead. Then Bradley went on a 9-0 run to get within 57-51 with 1:40 left. But UALR made 7 of 10 free throws in the final 1:15 to seal it.

UALR did not hit a field goal in the final seven minutes of the game.

Omari Grier led Bradley (4-8) with 16 points and Tramique Sutherland added 13.

Bradley controlled the glass by a 50-33 margin, with 25 offensive rebounds, but only converted 18 of its 63 field goals. Arkansas-Little Rock made 17 of its 43 attempts, including 8 of 22 3-pointers.

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Georgia Southern defeats NAIA Truett-McConnell 90-57

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Trent Wiedeman scored 18 points and had nine rebounds to help Georgia Southern beat Truett-McConnell 90-57 on Monday night.

Jelani Hewitt, who came into the game as the nation's leading scorer at 24 points per game, added 15 points, including four free throws to extend his streak of made free throws to 15. He also had three of the Eagles' nine steals. Curtis Diamond scored 14 points and Kyle Doyle 12 for the Eagles.

Georgia Southern finished its nonconference schedule at 7-2, second-best in school history.

The NAIA Bears were led by Andretti Loyd with 16 points and JR Hurst with 14. The game was an exhibition for Truett-McConnell.

The Eagles scored the first 11 points and led the entire game. They had a 41-20 lead at the break after the Bears failed to score over the last 3:15 of the half.