Festive Night Ends with win in OVC Opener

The night began and ended with a celebration Thursday at the Jack Stephens Center. Before the game, the Little Rock men’s basketball team’s 2024 Ohio Valley Conference championship banner was unveiled. Fans cheered again at the end of night after the Trojans (7-5, 1-0) held on to beat SIU-Edwardsville, 60-56. Little Rock’s OVC regular-season win streak grew to 10 games dating back to a victory over the Cougars (7-5, 0-1) last winter. Mwani Wilkinson , who left the game momentarily when he went down hard early in the second half after blocking a shot, led Little Rock with 16 points…