Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia Southern Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 78
70 - 78
Georgia Southern knocks off Louisiana-Lafayette 76-70
Curtis Diamond added 12 points and Angel Matias 10 for the Eagles (11-3, 4-1), who won their fourth straight game.
Shawn Long scored 18 points, Hayward Register 12 and Brian Williams 10 for the Ragin' Cajuns (10-6, 4-1), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Georgia Southern led 35-27 at halftime and was ahead by 11, 67-56, with 3:17 left. The Ragin' Cajuns were down just three points with 31 seconds left but the Eagles made 5 of 7 free throws from there while Louisiana-Lafayette went scoreless.
The game was played before a sellout crowd of 4,325 inside Hanner Fieldhouse, the largest since the Eagles drew 4,360 against Steph Curry and Davidson on Jan. 17, 2009.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Georgia Southern Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hayward Register missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Hayward Register Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Curtis Diamond missed Free Throw. | 70 - 78 |
Statistics
 UL |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-70 | FG | 27-61 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-13 | FT | 17-24 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Hanner Fieldhouse
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 4,325 | Capacity:
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 4,325 | Capacity:
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 |