Little Rock Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 61
Pippins steps up as Little Rock downs Louisiana 72-61, OT
Louisiana enters next week's conference tournament in New Orleans with a bye as the No. 1 seed and will play the winner of No. 8 Coastal Carolina versus No. 9 Texas State.
No. 12 Little Rock plays a first-round game Wednesday against fifth-seed Appalachian State.
Kris Bankston's dunk to start overtime put Little Rock (7-24, 4-14) ahead for good. Pippins scored 10 of Little Rock's 19 points in overtime.
Malik Marquetti made a pair of foul shots with a second left to tie the game at 53 at the end of regulation. Pippins' 3-pointer with 13 seconds to go put Little Rock ahead 53-51.
Bankston scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Cameron Corcoran scored 10 for the Trojans.
Frank Bartley IV and JaKeenan Grant scored 17 apiece for the Ragin Cajuns (26-5, 16-2). The team shot just 19 of 57 (33 percent) from the field including 6 of 31 from 3-point range.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 61 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Oliver Black Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 61 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Frank Bartley IV missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 61 |
| 3rd 0:09 | Oliver Black Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 61 |
| 3rd 0:09 | Cedric Russell missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 61 |
Statistics
 LR |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 19-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 6-31 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 12-20 | FT | 17-26 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 5,275 | 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 |