Houston Cougars at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 79
76 - 79
Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Houston 79-76 in OT
Shawn Long added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (7-3).
With Houston holding an eight-point first-half lead, the Ragin' Cajuns came back in the second to even the score at 45 with the help of back-to-back 3-pointers by Steven Wronkoski and Kevin Brown.
With three seconds left in the game and the Cougars leading by one, a Houston foul sent Payton to the line for two. He made the first, tying the game at 69, but missed the second, sending the game into overtime.
In OT, the Ragin' Cajuns opened with a 7-0 run to lead 77-76. With 12 seconds left, Payton again went to the line, this time sinking 2 of 2 for the win.
TaShawn Thomas scored 27 points for the Cougars (7-5).
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:02 | TaShawn Thomas Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Jherrod Stiggers missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Elfrid Payton made Free Throw. | 76 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Elfrid Payton made Free Throw. | 76 - 78 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-51 | FG | 26-57 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 18-23 | FT | 20-33 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,069 | Capacity:
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,069 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |