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>
81 - 76
81 - 76
Smith scores 28; Georgia Southern beats UL-Lafayette 81-76
The Eagles took the lead for good with 12:50 left, and had a 10-point lead with five minutes to play. Louisiana-Lafayette used a 15-9 spurt to pull to 75-71 with 30 seconds left. Mike Hughes and Tookie Brown each made a pair of free throws to stretch the Eagles' lead to 79-73. The Ragin' Cajuns' Jay Wright made a 3-pointer, and then Hughes made two more from the free-throw line to seal it.
Smith was 9 of 17 from the floor and 8 of 11 from the line. Brown added 19 points and five assists for Georgia Southern (11-6, 4-0 Sun Belt). Hughes made 6 of 8 free throws and finished with eight points.
Wright scored 21 points to lead Louisiana-Lafayette (12-5, 2-2). Bryce Washington added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:04 | Jerekius Davis Offensive Rebound. | 81 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Frank Bartley IV missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mike Hughes made Free Throw. | 81 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mike Hughes made Free Throw. | 80 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Frank Bartley IV. | 79 - 76 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 30-69 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 29-37 | FT | 13-22 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fouls | 26 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
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Location: Lafayette, 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 |