South Alabama Jaguars at UL Monroe Warhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
49 - 69
Ertel fires up 11 treys, scores 39 in UL Monroe's 69-49 win
Ertel was red-hot to start the game, shooting 10-for-12 from the field with eight 3-pointers and 28 points by halftime as the Warhawks (6-7, 2-2) shot 63% in the first 20 minutes to race away from the preseason Sun Belt favorites by 16 points.
South Alabama (8-7, 1-3) trailed by 20 through most of the second half and saw a two-game win streak end.
JD Williams added 14 points with eight rebounds and seven assists for Louisiana-Monroe. Josh Nicholas added six assists. Ertel was 14-for-24 shooting, the rest of the team 13-for-31.
Louisiana-Monroe registered season highs with 15 3-pointers and 20 assists.
Chad Lott scored 13 points for the Jaguars, Trhae Mitchell added 11 points. Josh Ajayi added eight points with seven rebounds.
Louisiana-Monroe plays Coastal Carolina on the road on Monday. South Alabama plays Texas-Arlington on the road on Monday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Langston Powell Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Don Coleman missed Free Throw. | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Foul on Michael Ertel. | 49 - 69 |
Statistics
 USA |
 ULM |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-47 | FG | 27-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 15-32 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 11-17 | FT | 0-0 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 0 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Monroe, LA
Attendance: 1,411 | 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 |