Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 64
Nottingham, Pearson lift Texas St. over Louisiana-Lafayette
After Pearson's basket, Akiem Daschner stole the ball with 1:02 to go. The Bobcats missed a 3-point attempt at 38 seconds but Eric Terry snagged the rebound. Texas State ran the clock down to under 10 seconds before another miss but Justin Miller's 3-point attempt at the buzzer came up short for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Louisiana-Lafayette, down 35-23 at the half, used a 13-3 run to cut the deficit to single digits with less than eight minutes to go. An 8-2 run, capped by JaKeenan Gant dunk on an ally-oop feed from Marcus Stroman, put the Ragin' Cajuns ahead 62-61 at the 1:40 mark.
Pearson and Eric Terry had 13 points apiece for Texas State (22-6, 11-4 Sun Belt Conference), which took over first place alone after Georgia State fell at Coastal Carolina.
Cedric Russell had a career-high 25 points for Louisiana-Lafayette (16-11, 7-7) and Gant had 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound. | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:09 | JaKeenan Gant Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tre'Larenz Nottingham missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 64 |
Statistics
 UL |
 TXST |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 24-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-13 | FT | 8-10 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 4,706 | 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 |