LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – John Gillon was one of four players in double figures for Arkansas-Little Rock, posting 16 points, pulling five rebounds and adding four assists to lead the Trojans past Jacksonville 78-56 on Wednesday night.
Will Neighbour had 15 points, Taggart Lockhart had 14 and James White chipped in 13 points along with eight rebounds and three blocked shots for Arkansas-Little Rock (3-2).
Tied 9-9 after Marcellous Bell hit a 3-pointer for Jacksonville (2-3) with 14:09 left in the first half, the Dolphins went on a 24-11 run over the next 8:32 capped off by Josh Haggins' 3-pointer, making it 33-20.
Arkansas-Little Rock led 42-27 at the break but shot 56 percent in the second half to pull away from the Dolphins.
Jarvis Haywood and Javon Dawson led Jacksonville with 14 points apiece but the Dolphins shot a dismal 35.1 percent from the field including 3 of 18 from behind the arc.
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