STATE DIVISION I COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUPS

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UALR 115, Champion Christian 51

The Trojans scored 16 straight points before the midpoint of the first half as they made easy work of the Tigers at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.

UALR (2-0) shot 56.3 % from the field as a team with Isaiah Palermo scoring 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting with a pair of three-pointers. Jovan Stulic (16 points), Marko Lukic (13), C.J. White (11) and Admir Besovic (11) joined Palermo in double figures with White adding 10 rebounds for a double-double.

Freshman D.J. Smith started for the second straight game and posted a team-high eight assists.

Braylon Hawkins led Champion Christian (1-4) with 20 points and six boards.

No. 11 Illinois 92, Arkansas State 53

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