Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 85
Louisiana gets record 26th win, beats Arkansas State 85-74
Louisiana (26-4, 16-1), which is 14-0 at home, has the No. 1 bye in the tournament after claiming its first regular-season title since sharing the 1999-2000 title with South Alabama and its first outright title since joining the conference in 1991-92.
Bartley drilled 3 of 6 from distance to make 5 of 9 from the floor with four assists. JaKeenan Gant added 12 points and Marcus Stroman chipped in eight points while dishing out eight assists.
The Ragin' Cajuns closed out the first half on a 27-14 run to lead 48-36 at the break and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second period. Louisiana drained 10 of 21 attempts from long range with the Red Wolves making just 1 of 5 attempts.
Ty Cockfield had 25 to lead Arkansas State (10-20, 5-12). Tristin Walley added 14 points with six rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Tristin Walley made Layup. Assisted by Rashad Lindsey. | 74 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Salif Boudie Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:36 | P.J. Hardy missed Layup. | 72 - 85 |
| 2nd 1:04 | Tristin Walley made Free Throw. | 72 - 85 |
Statistics
 ARST |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-54 | FG | 29-59 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 1-5 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 19-22 | FT | 17-21 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 4,307 | 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 |