Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 60
El Moutaouakkil scores 10 as Louisiana-Lafayette takes down Southern Miss 62-60
Christian Watson made a jumper to pull Southern Miss to 61-60 with 10 seconds left before Christian Wright split 1 of 2 free throws for the Ragin' Cajuns in the closing seconds.
El Moutaouakkil shot 4 of 12 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line for the Ragin' Cajuns (11-18, 8-8 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrell Garnett added nine points and Kyran Ratliff had eight.
Neftali Alvarez finished with 14 points and two steals for the Golden Eagles (10-19, 5-11). Denijay Harris added 12 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks for Southern Miss. Watson finished with 11 points. The loss was the Golden Eagles' sixth straight.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Christian Watson Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Christian Wright missed Free Throw. | 62 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Christian Wright made Free Throw. | 62 - 60 |
Statistics
 UL |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-61 | FG | 20-44 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 7-15 | FT | 17-22 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 3,738 | 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 |