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Sunbelt 2012: Western Kentucky Beats Arkansas-Little Rock, 68-63

In the final game of Sunday's quarterfinal action in the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Western Kentucky came from behind to beat Arkansas Little-Rock, 68-63. The Hilltoppers were down 56-45 with a little less than six minutes to play before going on a 12-0 run to claim a 57-56 lead. They used the momentum gained from that run to finish off UALR.

Related: Sun Belt 2012: Denver Prevails 61-50 Over South Alabama

Derrick Gordon finished with 25 points on 9-14 shooting for Western Kentucky; he also had 15 rebounds. George Fant finished with 13 points.

D'Andre Williams led Little Rock with 19 points.

Western Kentucky will play Denver in the semifinal round on Monday.

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