Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
43 - 53
43 - 53
Louisiana-Lafayette tops Texas St. 53-43 in Sun Belt tourney
Jonathan Stove added 10 points, Shawn Long grabbed 11 rebounds and Bryce Washington pulled down 10 for Louisiana-Lafayette (20-12), which will take a seven-game win streak into the semifinals against top-seeded Georgia State on Saturday.
Shepherd scored nine points during a 19-2 run which gave the Ragin' Cajuns a 42-35 lead with 7:31 to play.
Texas State (14-17) pulled within three on a layup by Cameron Naylor about 2 1/2 minutes later, but Louisiana-Lafayette scored nine of the final 11 points to seal it.
Emani Gant and Kavin Gilder-Tilbury scored 10 apiece for the Bobcats, who shot 27.7 percent from the field and were outrebounded 44-28, including 17-8 on the offensive glass.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Bryce Washington Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:29 | D.J. Brown missed Layup. | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Jay Wright made Free Throw. | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:40 | UL Lafayette Deadball Team Rebound. | 43 - 52 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13-47 | FG | 16-52 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 12-19 | FT | 17-22 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
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 |