UT Arlington Mavericks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 83
Louisiana-Lafayette upsets champ Texas-Arlington, 83-81
Louisiana-Lafayette (20-11, 10-8 Sun Belt) ends the regular season in a three-way tie for sixth place in the conference standings. Texas-Arlington (24-7, 14-4) had already clinched the conference title and the top seed into the tournament, but fell short of a program-record 25 wins in a season.
The Ragin' Cajuns had a seven-point lead with a minute left. Kevin Hervey made back-to-back 3-pointers as part of a 9-4 spurt to pull the Mavericks to 82-80 with 12 seconds left. Wright split a pair of free throws with three seconds to go and then he immediately fouled Hervey to seal it.
Bryce Washington added 12 points and Johnathan Stove had 10 for Louisiana-Lafayette.
Hervey scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Mavericks.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Johnathan Stove Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kevin Hervey missed Free Throw. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kevin Hervey made Free Throw. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jay Wright. | 80 - 83 |
Statistics
 UTA |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 30-64 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 14-20 | FT | 14-22 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 43 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |