Troy Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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65 - 88
65 - 88
Long reaches 2,000, Louisiana-Lafayette beats Troy 88-65
Long became the sixth player in school history to reach the scoring milestone, doing so on his first basket of the game. He also recorded his 64th career double-double.
The Ragin' Cajuns (9-8, 5-3 Sun Belt) took control in the first half with runs of 13 and 10 straight points. They went into the break leading 49-31 and Troy got no closer than 73-60 during the second half.
Bryce Washington had 16 points Jay Hedgeman added 12 points for the Cajuns. Louisiana-Lafayette shot 70.4 percent in the first half and finished at 57.1 percent for the game.
Jordon Varnado had 15 points to lead the Trojans (6-13, 1-7). Wesley Person added 11 and John Walton III and Shawn Hopkins each scored 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jordan Howard made Layup. | 65 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Matt Marlin made Free Throw. | 63 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:10 | UL Lafayette Deadball Team Rebound. | 63 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Matt Marlin missed Free Throw. | 63 - 87 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 32-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 10-17 | FT | 18-25 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 6,064 | Capacity:
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 6,064 | 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 |