Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 68
58 - 68
Louisiana-Lafayette beats Georgia Southern 68-58
Georgia Southern (20-7, 13-5 Sun Belt Conference) is now tied with Georgia State and Louisiana-Monroe for first place in the conference. Louisiana-Lafayette (17-12, 11-7) is in fourth place, two games back of the leaders.
Louisiana-Lafayette led 59-49 with 7:59 to play before Georgia Southern used a 9-2 surge to pull within 61-58 with 2:47 left, but the Eagles then went on to miss their last eight shots.
Hayward Register made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, and Shawn Long added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Jelani Hewitt scored 17 to lead Georgia Southern, which shot just 22 of 63 (35 percent), including 7 of 25 from long range (28 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Shawn Long Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Curtis Diamond missed Jumper. | 58 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Shawn Long made Free Throw. | 58 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Shawn Long made Free Throw. | 58 - 67 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-63 | FG | 22-47 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 7-10 | FT | 12-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,937 | Capacity:
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,937 | 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 |