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All 12 Trojans scored in the win, as UALR racked up 28 assists against just nine turnovers.
Five different players scored in double figures for UALR, helping the Trojans establish a new record for the most points scored by a team at the Jack Stephens Center. It was the first time UALR reached 100 points in regulation since a 102-51 victory over Williams Baptist on Jan. 26, 2004.
Junior Solomon Bozeman led the Trojans with 16 points and five assists, against no turnovers, while sophomore Kelson Stewart poured in 15 points off the bench in 17 minutes of work. UALR connected on 11-of-30 attempts from beyond the arc, with Bozeman (3-of-5) and Stewart (3-of-3) combining to go 6-of-8. Stewart added a career-high five rebounds and was 5-of-6 from the field.
Junior Derrick Bails scored 12 points off 6-of-8 shooting and matched his career high with a team-leading eight rebounds to help the Trojans to a +14 rebounding margin (50-to-36). Juniors Montrell Thornton and Alex Garcia-Mendoza grabbed seven rebounds a piece for the Trojans. Garcia-Mendoza and freshman Nikola Cicic rounded out UALR's double-digit scorers, as each player finished with 10 points on the night.
Sophomore Lionel Foster dished out a career-high eight assists, against three turnovers, in the win. Foster was one of three Trojans to tally five-or-more assists on the night, as Bozeman and senior Mike Smith totaled five a piece.
UALR shot 54.1 percent from the field in the first half and racked up 15 assists against just four turnovers on its way to a 52-28 lead at the break. The Trojans used eight-straight points from junior Matt Mouzy, six of which came off a pair of three pointers, to push their lead to 18 points, 34-16, with 8:39 to go.
The Cavaliers ripped off eight-unanswered points to pull within 10, 34-24, but the Trojans closed out the half on an 18-4 run to take a 24-point lead, 52-28, into the intermission. Leading by 24 at the start of the second half, UALR ripped off a 12-2 run to extend its lead to 34 points, 64-30, and never looked back. UALR's lead reached as high as 48 points, 96-48, after a pair of free throws by Stewart with 1:49 left in the game.
The Cavaliers shot just 33.8 percent from the field in the loss, including a 2-of-15 showing from three-point range (13.3 percent). Fayzon Richey was the only Cavalier to score in double figures, going 6-of-12 from the field on his way to a team-high 16 points. SGU's Jade Carter led all players with 11 rebounds.
UALR returns to action Sunday afternoon when it takes on Creighton at 2 p.m. in Omaha, Neb.
