For two-and-a-half quarters Wednesday night, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's basketball team turned in a defensive performance worthy of an upset against an SEC team on its home floor.
But as the Trojans waited for their offense to get going, their defense waned as LSU pulled away for a 56-37 victory at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
Chloe Jackson led the Tigers with 23 points, but the Trojans held LSU below its season scoring average of 63.6. UALR held the Tigers to 37.5 percent shooting while forcing 17 turnovers.
The defense kept the game close at halftime -- LSU led 23-15 -- and the Trojans were within 26-18 after Monique Townson made one of two free throws halfway through the third quarter.