A Chae Harris three-pointer from the right corner with 12.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted Memphis to a 64-62 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock in a tightly contested matchup Friday evening at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.

The Tigers trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before mounting a fourth-quarter comeback that was spearheaded by their defense. Using a full-court press, Memphis forced UALR into seven fourth-quarter turnovers that the Tigers scored 11 points from. The Trojans had 20 turnovers total for the game.

“Their defensive intensity was pretty intense the whole night,” said UALR Coach Steve Wiedower. “They full-court pressed. They switched it up a little bit that fourth quarter and went to more (of) a zone trap and press, and we just didn’t adjust very good.”

Memphis (1-1) was led by Daejah Richmond, who scored a team-high 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field. Harris connected on 3 of 5 three-pointers and finished with 13 points, while reserve Paris Gaines had 10 points and four steals.

Jordan Holman paced UALR (1-1) with a game-high 17 points. She also had six turnovers, with three coming in the fourth quarter. Alaina Payne finished with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, and Mya Cotto added 10 points off the bench.

“We turned it over too many times and gave them too many easy baskets,” Wiedower said. “I thought our defense was pretty solid for most of the night, but when you turn it over, and we can’t set our defense on the other end, and they score layups, it makes it tough.”

Both defenses controlled the pace early, as the teams struggled shooting the ball. UALR came to life late in the first quarter, going on a 10-0 run to jump out to a 17-7 lead inside the final minute.

Memphis outscored the Trojans 20-18 in the second quarter, as the teams traded baskets throughout the remainder of the first half. A pair of free throws from Holman gave the Trojans a 35-29 halftime advantage.

The back-and-forth affair contest continued in the second half. UALR built its biggest lead at 48-36 on a free throw from Naomi Smitherman just under halfway through the third quarter.

A layup from Payne gave the Trojans a 55-44 lead with less than a minute to play in the third quarter, but the Tigers went on a 9-0 scoring spurt to trim the deficit to 55-53 with 8:19 left in the fourth quarter on a turnaround jumper from Gaines.

The Trojans struggled to find their offensive rhythm late and were outscored 18-7 in the final 10 minutes. A layup from Gaines was quickly followed by a layup from Richmond to give the Tigers their first lead of the second half, 59-57, with 4:07 left in the fourth quarter.

Two Holman free throws with 19.9 seconds left allowed the Trojans to briefly regain the lead at 62-61, but the game-winner from Harris came just seconds later as she got a wide-open look. UALR had an opportunity for the game’s final shot, but an off-balance attempt at the buzzer from Holman was off.

“I’m still looking at my team. I’m trying to figure them out a little bit,” Wiedower said. “It’s a lot different when those lights are on out there, and it’s a real game, and you can see what they can do. ...We can take this game and build off of it and get ready for the next.”

UALR will have eight days off before traveling to Jonesboro for a matchup with in-state rival Arkansas State. Memphis will be in action on Tuesday when it travels to Mobile, Ala., to play South Alabama.

ARKANSAS STATE 87,

TARLETON STATE 77, OT

Arkansas State (1-1) rallied from five points down in the final minute of regulation to tie the game 70-70 before outscoring Tarleton State (1-1) 17-7 in overtime to escape Friday afternoon at the EECU Center in Stephenville, Texas.

Crislyn Rose scored a game-high 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Rose made 4 of 5 three-pointers and had four assists. Zyion Shannon finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Marlie Dickerson added 10 points and nine rebounds.

ASU forced 29 turnovers, including 15 steals with Dickerson’s four steals leading the way.

Offensively, the Red Wolves made 10 three-pointers.

Tarleton State was led by Shadasia Brackens, who had 20 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting. Kyriana Jones scored 17 points, while Gia Adams and Tessa Engelman finished with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

UCA 115, LYON 43

Cheyanne Kemp scored 22 points in just 16 minutes as the University of Central Arkansas thrashed Lyon College for its first win of the season. Kemp, 1 of 5 Sugar Bears to reach double-figure scoring, made 9 of 12 shots from the field, including 3 of 4 from three-points range.

Shae Littleford and Bree Stephens scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, while Laylah Reese (14 points) and Emerie Bohanon (13) came off the bench to contribute. Alexis Coy led UCA with 11 rebounds off the bench and scored six points. Twelve Sugar Bears scored, including nine with six or more points.

The Sugar Bears (1-1) held a 50-33 rebounding advantage, plus they scored 51 points off 36 Lyon turnovers. They racked up 27 steals, led by Stephens with five and Littleford with four.

Molly Mason led the Scots (0-1) with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Lyon shot 13 of 52 from the field, 5 of 22 from three-point range and 12 of 18 at the free-throw line.

UCA went 46 of 81 from the field, 15 of 36 on three-pointers and 8 of 17 on free throws.

STATE MEN

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 90, ARKANSAS STATE 65

Arkansas State dug itself a 22-point deficit in the first half and failed to climb back into contention as Stephen F. Austin cruised to a lopsided win Friday evening at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Keon Thomoson stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with a game-high 26 points to go along with 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Lateef Patrick Jr. scored 17 points, while Narit Chotikavanic added 14 points off the bench Stephen F. Austin (2-0).

ASU (1-1) struggled mightily on offense, knocking down 17 of 54 (31.5%) from the field and just 5 of 27 (18.5%) from three-point range. Each team turned the ball over 14 times.

Joey Chammaa was the only ASU player to reach double-figure scoring, knocking down 9 of 12 shots from the free-throw line and finishing with 17 points off the bench. Jalen Hampton scored nine points, while Christian Harmon had eight points and three steals for the Red Wolves.

The Lumberjacks connected on 12 three-point attempts and shot 48.6% from the field. Stephen F. Austin won the rebounding battle 49-30 and also blocked eight shots.

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PORTLAND 83, UAPB 74

Mikah Ballew produced a team-high 15 points off the bench as Portland (2-0) knocked off Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-2) at the Chiles Center in Portland, Ore.

Jermaine Webb had 14 points, and Joel Foxwell finished with 12 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds for the Pilots, who used a 14-2 run midway through the first half to help take a 45-29 lead into halftime. Portland pushed its advantage to 51-32 with 17:31 to go in the second half following a dunk from James O’Donnell and kept UAPB from rallying.

The Golden Lions got 31 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals from Quion Williams. Jaquan Scott added 14 points.

UAPB shot 21 of 57 (36.8%) and was outscored 42-11 on bench points.

Portland, which also got 12 points from Timo George, went 26 of 59 (44.1%) from the field.

TOP 25 MEN

NO. 1 PURDUE 87,

OAKLAND (MICH.) 77

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith scored 20 points and led six Purdue scorers in doubles figures as the No. 1 Boilermakers topped Oakland (Mich.). Smith, a preseason All-American selection, added nine assists and seven rebounds.

Fletcher Loyer scored 15 points and Oscar Cluff and C.J. Cox added 14 points apiece for Purdue (2-0). Jack Benter and Liam Murphy each scored 11 points for the Boilermakers.

Ziare Wells led the Golden Grizzlies (0-2) with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Nassim Mashhour added 15.

NO. 4 UCONN 110,

UMASS LOWELL 47

HARTFORD, Conn. — Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Silas Demary Jr. added 16 points and 7 assists to lead No. 4 UConn to a win over UMass Lowell.

Malachi Smith and Solo Ball added 14 each for UConn, (2-0) which won its 19th consecutive game in Hartford.

Jared Frey led UMass Lowell (1-1) with 12 points and Xavier Spencer had 11 points.

NO. 9 KENTUCKY 107,

VALPARAISO 59

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Malachi Moreno scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds to lead No. 9 Kentucky to a win over Valparaiso.

The freshman forward led six Wildcats in double figures as Otega Oweh had 15 and Mouhamed Dioubate and Collin Chandler had 14 points each. Brandon Garrison and Denzel Aberdeen scored 12 points each for Kentucky (2-0).

Rakim Chaney led the Beacons (1-1) with 15 points.

NO. 10 TEXAS TECH 98,

SAM HOUSTON ST. 77

LUBBOCK, Texas — Preseason AP All-America forward JT Toppin scored 31 points and had 14 rebounds in his season debut to lead five players in double figures for No. 10 Texas Tech in its victory over Sam Houston State.

Donovan Atwell had 19 points with six three-pointers for the Red Raiders (2-0). Christian Anderson added 18 points and seven assists while Tyeree Bryan had 12 points.

Justin Begg had 17 points for Sam Houston (1-1), and Kashie Natt had 16 points with 11 rebounds. Veljko Ilic had 13 points.

NO. 13 ARIZONA 93,

UTAH TECH 67

TUCSON, Ariz. — Tobe Awaka had 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Koa Peat scored 18 points and No. 13 Arizona rolled to a win over Utah Tech.

Anthony Dell’Orso had 15 of his 18 points in the first half to spark Arizona (2-0) out of its funk and Brayden Burries finished with 18 points.

Ethan Potter led Utah Tech (2-1) with 15 points.

NO. 17 ILLINOIS 113,

FLORIDA GULF COAST 70

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 31 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 17 Illinois beat Florida Gulf Coast for its second blowout win to start the season.

Arkansas transfer Zvonomir Ivisic had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks for the Illini (2-0). Keaton Wagler had 22 points and seven rebounds and David Mirkovic had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois.

J.R. Konieczny led Florida Gulf Coast (1-1) with 26 points.

NO. 25 NORTH CAROLINA 87,

NO. 19 KANSAS 74

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Freshman Caleb Wilson had 24 points, big man Henri Veesaar added 20 and No. 25 North Carolina dominated the second half to pull away from No. 19 Kansas in a battle of college basketball bluebloods.

Senior guard Seth Trimble added 13 of his 17 points after halftime, proving to be a catalyst for the Tar Heels (2-0) in taking control of the second-half tempo.

Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson had 22 points to lead the Jayhawks (1-1), who led by 10 in the first half and 37-29 at the break.

NO. 24 WISCONSIN 97,

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 72

MADISON, Wis. — Nick Boyd scored 20 of his career-high 25 points in the first half as No. 24 Wisconsin beat Northern Illinois.

Returning starters John Blackwell added 15 points and Nolan Winter 12 for Wisconsin (2-0), which built an early 20-5 lead.

JJ Taylor had 17 points and Jao Ituka 13 for Northern Illinois (1-1).

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NO 2. SOUTH CAROLINA 114,

BOWLING GREEN 47

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joyce Edwards scored 24 points and Mississipppi State transfer Medina Okot added a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina rolled past Bowling Green.

Raven Johnson had 11 points and 11 assists for the Gamecocks (2-0).

Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick led Bowling Green (1-1) with 10 points.

NO. 4 TEXAS 85,

NO. 24 RICHMOND 56

AUSTIN, Texas — Madison Booker had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 6 steals, and No. 4 Texas defeated No. 24 Richmond.

Jordan Lee scored 16 points for Texas (2-0), and freshman Aaliyah Crump had 14. Bryanna Preston had 9 points and 3 steals, and Rori Harmon tallied 6 assists.

Maggie Doogan, the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year last season, led Richmond (1-1) with 22 points and 7 rebounds but committed 7 turnovers.

NO. 8 TENNESSEE 97,

EAST TENNESSEE ST. 47

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zee Spearman scored 24 points and Talaysia Cooper added 18 to lead No. 8 Tennessee to a victory over East Tennessee State.

The Lady Vols (1-1) also got 15 points from Janiah Barker and Mia Pauldo added 12.

Emmah McAmis and Paige Lyons each scored 10 for the Buccaneers (0-2).

NO. 12 OLE MISS 84,

ALABAMA A&M 45

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Cotie McMahon scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead No. 12 Ole Miss past Alabama A&M on the road.

Christeen Iwuala added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Rebels (2-0), who scored 36 points off 31 Alabama A&M turnovers.

Moses Davenport tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead the Bulldogs (1-1). No Alabama A&M starter scored more than four points.