Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia Southern Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 85
Gant leads Louisiana-Lafayette past Georgia Southern 87-85
Gant was 9 of 17 from the field for the Ragin' Cajuns (11-6, 2-2 Sun Belt). Jerekius Davis added 17 points and Marcus Stroman and P.J. Hardy added 12 points apiece. Stroman had six boards.
Louisiana-Lafayette trailed by six early in the first half but Hardy hit a 3-pointer and Gant dunked to spark a 14-3 run that helped put the Ragin' Cajuns on top 32-27 with 3:40 left. They led 44-35 at the break.
Davis sank a 3-pointer early in the second half to push it to 60-47 but the Eagles (10-7, 2-2) rallied to take an 80-78 lead with 1:33 to go on a Tookie Brown layup. Stroman and Gant drained four free throws and Stroman hit a layup for an 84-80 Louisiana-Lafayette lead with 28 seconds remaining.
Quan Jackson and Brown scored 21 points apiece for the Eagles. Isaiah Crawley had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 87 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tookie Brown made Layup. | 87 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Isaiah Crawley Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jeremy Hayes Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 83 |
Statistics
 UL |
 GASO |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 32-70 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-30 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 18-22 | FT | 15-23 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 2,326 | 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 |