Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Little Rock Trojans

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNTC	28	30	58
LR	26	51	77

Game Recap

Lawson scores 20 in Little Rock's 77-58 victory against Tennessee Tech. hnathan Lawson had 20 points in Little Rock's 77-58 win against Tennessee Tech on Thursday.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Dani Pounds	17	0-1	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	2
8Ty Owens	27	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	4	2	0
0Malik Ferguson	29	3-9	1-3	3-3	4	1	1	0	4	3	10
6Brandon Muntu	25	5-15	5-12	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	15
1Mekhi Cameron	26	3-13	2-10	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	4	8
7JaJuan Nicholls	15	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	6
4Mekhi Turner	15	3-6	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	0	0	2	6
13C.J. McPherson	11	1-3	0-1	3-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
3Jah'Kim Payne	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2Jacobe Whitted	5	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Ja'Quavian Florence	16	1-6	0-3	4-4	4	1	1	1	4	2	6
10Grant Slatten	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	18-6527.7%	8-3423.5%	14-1782.4%	41	7	6	1	14	18	58

LITTLE ROCK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Cameron Wallace	33	4-7	0-1	3-6	5	2	2	1	2	1	11
32Tuongthach Gatkek	30	6-8	0-0	3-6	9	4	1	2	3	4	15
15Kachi Nzeh	25	2-6	1-4	2-2	6	1	1	2	4	2	7
0Braxton Bayless	27	4-8	0-2	0-0	4	7	2	0	1	0	8
11Johnathan Lawson	37	6-13	4-8	4-4	5	7	3	2	1	3	20
22Truman Claytor IV	29	5-9	1-4	2-2	0	0	2	0	0	3	13
10Caleb Pennyfeather	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	2
12Tracy Steele Jr.	5	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1




TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	6-2030.0%	15-2268.2%	32	21	11	8	11	14	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNTCLR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Little Rock.
(19:47) Malik Ferguson traveling turnover.
(19:39) Foul on Dani Pounds.
(19:22) Braxton Bayless misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:19) Malik Ferguson Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Malik Ferguson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Little Rock Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Johnathan Lawson bad pass turnover.
(18:37) Brandon Muntu Steal.
(18:24) Mekhi Cameron misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Tuongthach Gatkek bad pass turnover.
(18:18) Malik Ferguson Steal.
+2 (18:11) Malik Ferguson makes driving layup.
20
+2 (17:49) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 17-foot jumper.
22
(17:30) Mekhi Cameron misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Cameron Wallace makes 17-foot jumper (Tuongthach Gatkek assists).
24
(16:56) Brandon Muntu misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:53) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(16:41) Brandon Muntu misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:39) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Tuongthach Gatkek misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:07) Braxton Bayless Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:04) Kachi Nzeh makes 10-foot jumper (Braxton Bayless assists).
26
(15:32) Mekhi Cameron misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Foul on Mekhi Cameron.
(15:24) Cameron Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:24) Little Rock Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:24) Cameron Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:24) Ja'Quavian Florence Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Nicholls assists).
56
+2 (14:50) Braxton Bayless makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
58
(14:31) Brandon Muntu misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Malik Ferguson Offensive Rebound.
(14:20) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:14) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) JaJuan Nicholls makes 0-foot tip in layup.
78
(13:53) Kachi Nzeh misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:49) Braxton Bayless Offensive Rebound.
(13:44) Braxton Bayless misses layup.
(13:41) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Ty Owens misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:37) Johnathan Lawson Block.
(13:32) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:29) Braxton Bayless makes driving layup (Johnathan Lawson assists).
710
(13:02) JaJuan Nicholls turnover.
+2 (12:47) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot (Kachi Nzeh assists).
712
+2 (12:28) JaJuan Nicholls makes driving layup.
912
(12:08) Kachi Nzeh misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Ja'Quavian Florence Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Brandon Muntu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:57) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Johnathan Lawson.
(11:57) Dani Pounds misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:57) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:57) Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
(11:29) Johnathan Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Jacobe Whitted Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Foul on Truman Claytor IV.
+1 (11:25) Malik Ferguson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1112
+1 (11:25) Malik Ferguson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1212
+3 (11:11) Johnathan Lawson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tuongthach Gatkek assists).
1215
(10:50) Jacobe Whitted misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:50) Johnathan Lawson Block.
(10:46) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Johnathan Lawson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:36) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
(10:36) Foul on Jacobe Whitted.
+1 (10:36) Tuongthach Gatkek makes free throw 1 of 2.
1216
(10:36) Tuongthach Gatkek misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:36) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Ja'Quavian Florence bad pass turnover.
(10:25) Cameron Wallace Steal.
(10:05) Tracy Steele Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:01) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(9:56) Mekhi Cameron misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:56) Cameron Wallace Block.
(9:47) Ja'Quavian Florence Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:46) Malik Ferguson makes driving layup.
1416
(9:46) Foul on Tuongthach Gatkek.
+1 (9:46) Malik Ferguson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1516
(9:28) Truman Claytor IV misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(9:17) Mekhi Cameron misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:14) Mekhi Cameron Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Ty Owens misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:05) Jacobe Whitted Offensive Rebound.
(9:05) Jacobe Whitted misses tip in layup.
(9:04) Cameron Wallace Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Truman Claytor IV misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:39) Jacobe Whitted Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Mekhi Cameron out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(8:17) Cameron Wallace bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Foul on Dani Pounds.
(7:13) Johnathan Lawson misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:10) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:03) Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1816
+2 (6:40) Tuongthach Gatkek makes driving layup.
1818
(6:40) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
(6:40) Tuongthach Gatkek misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:40) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Brandon Muntu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:26) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(6:26) Foul on Tuongthach Gatkek.
+1 (6:26) JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2.
1918
+1 (6:26) JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2.
2018
(6:07) Kachi Nzeh misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:04) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:55) Brandon Muntu makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. McPherson assists).
2318
(5:36) Foul on Kachi Nzeh.
(5:36) Kachi Nzeh turnover.
(5:35) Brandon Muntu misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Johnathan Lawson misses 7-foot jumper.
(5:31) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:24) Braxton Bayless makes driving layup.
2320
(5:02) C.J. McPherson misses layup.
(4:59) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) Truman Claytor IV makes driving layup.
2322
(4:40) Ty Owens misses layup.
(4:35) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Truman Claytor IV misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Mekhi Cameron misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) C.J. McPherson Offensive Rebound.
(3:47) Mekhi Cameron misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:44) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:41) Cameron Wallace makes layup.
2324
+2 (3:26) Mekhi Cameron makes layup (Ty Owens assists).
2524
(3:07) Cameron Wallace misses 20-foot jumper.
(3:04) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Ty Owens bad pass turnover.
(2:54) Johnathan Lawson Steal.
(2:45) Foul on Mekhi Cameron.
+2 (2:28) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 11-foot jumper.
2526
(2:28) Foul on Ja'Quavian Florence.
(2:28) Tuongthach Gatkek misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:28) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Truman Claytor IV.
(2:07) Ty Owens bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Truman Claytor IV Steal.
(2:03) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(1:45) Malik Ferguson misses layup.
(1:39) Brandon Muntu Offensive Rebound.
(1:39) Brandon Muntu misses tip in layup.
(1:37) C.J. McPherson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) C.J. McPherson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2726
(1:20) Truman Claytor IV misses 12-foot jumper.
(1:17) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) C.J. McPherson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:58) Mekhi Turner Offensive Rebound.
(0:57) Mekhi Cameron misses layup.
(0:55) Mekhi Cameron Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Foul on Truman Claytor IV.
+1 (0:55) C.J. McPherson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2826
(0:55) C.J. McPherson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:55) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Cameron Wallace bad pass turnover.
(0:35) Mekhi Turner Steal.
(0:06) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:02) Mekhi Turner Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Mekhi Turner misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:01) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TNTC

58Points77

18-65(27.7%)Field Goal(%)28-53(52.8%)

8-34(23.5%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)15-22(68.2%)

45(21)Rebounds(Offensive)34(7)

7Assists21

6Steals11

1Blocks8

16Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR

attendance: 1,127 (20.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LR -1.5

over/under: 144.5