Little Rock, Ark. – Louisiana held a lead over Little Rock for the first three quarters, but was unable to hold on as the Trojans defeated the Cajuns 64-60 on Thursday evening at the Jack Stephens Center.
Louisiana (6-4) jumped out to an early 8-2 lead when Gabby Alexander connected on a jumper with 4:33 left in the first quarter.
Little Rock (7-6) cut the lead to 11-6 when Kaitlyn Pratt made two free throws with 2:50 remaining in the period.
The Cajuns then went on an 11-1 run to close out the quarter and a Jasmine Thomas layup at the buzzer gave Louisiana a 22-7 lead at the end of the first frame.