LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — Johnathan Lawson scored 20 points and Cameron Wallace added 21 as Arkansas-Little Rock held off Western Illinois 86-79 in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Jack Stephens Center.

The Trojans built a 50-41 halftime lead and withstood a 28-point performance from Western Illinois’ Isaiah Griffin. Lucas Lorenzen added 20 points for the Leathernecks.

Arkansas-Little Rock improved to 9-10 overall. Western Illinois dropped to 4-15. Attendance was 1,454.