The University of Arkansas at Little Rock needed an offensive jolt Friday without leading scorer Markquis Nowell.
Ben Coupet Jr. and Ruot Monyyong provided the juice.
Coupet scored 27 points and Monyyong tallied 23, both career highs, as the Trojans ran by Texas-Arlington 102-93 at the Jack Stephens Center in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
UALR shot 70% from the field -- the program's best clip ever at the Jack Stephens Center -- with five players in double digits. The offensive firepower, even without Nowell's 17 points per game, was enough to hold off a late comeback attempt by the Mavericks.