Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
54 - 80
Louisiana cruises by Texas St. 80-54 into SBC semifinal
Top-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette (27-5) will face no. 4 seed Texas-Arlington in a Saturday semifinal.
The Ragin' Cajuns pushed their school-record for wins to 27, continuing a pace that began in conference when they won a school-record 16 Sun Belt games, 15 by double digits, and earned top seed to the tournament for the first time since 2004.
Bartley knocked down five of Louisiana-Lafayette's 14 3-pointers and Miller drained four as Louisiana shot 53 percent from the field (31 of 59) and was 14 of 27 from distance (52 percent).
Miller, a starter last season, led a deep Cajuns bench, outscoring the Texas State bench 40-21. JaKeenan Gant, averaging 14.7 points per game, sat down due to illness after three minutes.
Nijal Pearson led the Bobcats (15-18) with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Quentin Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Terry. | 54 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Larenz Stalcup made Free Throw. | 52 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound. | 52 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Larenz Stalcup missed Free Throw. | 52 - 79 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 31-59 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 14-27 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 11-18 | FT | 4-6 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
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 |