No panic for Beard, Trojans

UALR coach Chris Beard signals his team during the Trojans game against Georgia State Saturday at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.LAFAYETTE, La. -- Chris Beard emerged from the locker room seemingly unaffected by the end of the UALR men's basketball team's winning streak late Thursday night.

Louisiana-Monroe handed UALR its first loss since Jan. 18 and trimmed the Trojans' lead in the Sun Belt Conference to just one game when it scored more points and shot a better percentage from the floor than any opponent had this season in an 86-82 victory.

UALR's first-year coach wasn't pleased with how it played defensively, particularly in the post and first half, and Beard thought his team was…