Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia State Panthers
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
76 - 86
Georgia State beats Louisiana-Lafayette in Sun Belt quarters
Malik Benlevi scored 15 and Isaiah Williams had 14 for the Panthers (20-11), who snapped the Ragin' Cajuns' seven-game win streak and will face either No. 3 Georgia Southern (18-13) or No. 6 Troy (19-14) in Saturday's semifinals.
Trailing by 15 early in the second half, Louisiana-Lafayette closed to 66-60 on Jerekius Davis' jumper, but Georgia State took a 10-point lead with 1:47 left on Isaiah Dennis' layup. Jay Wright's jumper cut the deficit to eight with 54 seconds left, but Louisiana-Lafayette got no closer.
Devin Mitchell's free throw put the Panthers up for good, 14-13, and Georgia State led 35-26 at halftime.
The Panthers outscored the Ragin' Cajuns 36-28 in paint, outrebounded them 44-31, and held them to 38-percent shooting from the field.
Wright scored 27 for the seventh-seeded Ragin' Cajuns (21-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jay Wright made Layup. | 76 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Isaiah Williams made Free Throw. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Georgia St Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Isaiah Williams missed Free Throw. | 74 - 85 |
Statistics
 UL |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-63 | FG | 27-55 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-26 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 23-31 | FT | 27-37 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fouls | 22 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
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 |