UL Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
43 - 44
43 - 44
Georgia Southern beats UL-Monroe to reach Sun Belt title
Diamond missed a 3 earlier in that Georgia Southern possession, but Eric Ferguson grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it out to an open Diamond.
Georgia Southern's Jelani Hewitt missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 8.2 seconds left. ULM pushed the ball up court, but Justin Roberson missed a contested runner in the lane as time expired.
Second-seeded Georgia Southern will play No. 1 seed Georgia State on Sunday for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Trent Wiedeman and Hewitt had 11 points apiece for the Eagles (22-8). Diamond finished with 10.
ULM's Tylor Ongwae, averaging 13.9 points per game, was held scoreless on nine attempts. Jamaal Samuel and Roberson had 12 each for No. 3 seed ULM (21-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:01 | UL Monroe Deadball Team Rebound. | 43 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Roberson missed Layup. | 43 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Majok Deng Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jelani Hewitt missed Free Throw. | 43 - 44 |
Statistics
 ULM |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-46 | FG | 14-50 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 28 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 10-11 | FT | 11-17 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
Location: New Orleans, LA
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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 |