Little Rock Trojans @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tulsa rallies to beat Little Rock 88-78 behind Igbanu
BIMINI, Bahamas -- Martins Igbanu scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, DaQuan Jeffries had 15 points and Tulsa rallied to beat Little Rock 88-78 on Monday night at the Bimini Jam.
Sterling Taplin added 10 points with eight assists and Jeriah Horne scored 10 for the Golden Hurricane (4-0), which made 27 of 39 free throws.
Trailing by five at halftime, Tulsa scored 10 straight and led 45-44 on Chris Barnes' layup, then led 62-58 on Igbanu's free throws. Tulsa began to pull away as Little Rock battled foul trouble. Igbanu's layup pushed it to 80-67.
Rayjon Tucker's 3 capped Little Rock's opening 14-3 run and they led 36-31. He scored 21 first-half points and Little Rock led 42-37 at halftime.
Tucker scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the first double-double of the season for Little Rock (2-2). Deondre Burns had 14 points and Nikola Maric 12 before fouling out.
Game Information
Tulsa, OK
Referee:Joe Lindsay
Referee:Keith Patterson
Referee:Nate Green
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 |
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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