UL Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
73 - 70
12th-seeded ULM pulls off Sun Belt Tournament upset
Sam Alabakis added 14 points and Marvin Jean-Pierre 12 for the Warhawks (8-24), who will play No. 4 seed Texas State in a quarterfinal Friday.
Alabakis and Jean-Pierre opened overtime with baskets and Marcus Washington added six points in a 10-2 run to take control. Coppola made two free throws with six seconds left after the Red Wolves got within three.
Arkansas State had a chance to win in regulation but Rashad Lindsey missed a 3-pointer and Deven Simms a tip-in. Donte Thomas scored 22 points to lead the Red Wolves (20-12), who swept the regular-season series from ULM, which won only two conference games.
ULM scored the first nine points of the second half to tie it but the Red Wolves retook the lead and held it until Jean-Pierre hit a jumper with four minutes left for a one-point lead.
The Red Wolves missed 12 of 22 free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Donte Thomas made Layup. | 73 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Nick Coppola made Free Throw. | 73 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:06 | UL Monroe Timeout | 72 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Nick Coppola made Free Throw. | 72 - 68 |
Statistics
 ULM |
 ARST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 28-59 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-15 | FT | 10-22 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
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 |