The UALR men's basketball team lost its sixth game in the past seven in a 77-63 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference opener Friday night at the Jack Stephens Center.
It was the largest loss in a conference opener since the Trojans (3-11, 0-1 Sun Belt) lost 86-62 to South Alabama on Dec. 19, 1992, a season after the University of Arkansas at Little Rock joined the Sun Belt.
The Trojans never led in Friday's loss and trailed 18-2 midway through the first half, which showed little improvement from the program's worst nonconference record since the 2011-2012 season.