Jackson State Tigers @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
JKST | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 35 | 41 | 76 |
Walker, Louisiana-Lafayette beat Jackson St 76-53
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Devonta Walker scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to lead Louisiana-Lafayette past Jackson State 76-53 on Wednesday night.
Brian Williams added 15 points and Shawn Long finished with nine points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots for Louisiana-Lafayette (3-3).
Jackson State's Dontaveon Robinson tied the game at 6 on a layup about 3 minutes in, but back-to-back layups by Walker capped a 12-4 run with 12:42 left in the half and Louisiana-Lafayette never trailed again.
The Ragin' Cajuns took a 35-27 lead into halftime and slowly pulled away in the second half before a 6-0 spurt extended their lead to 62-42 with 11:47 remaining.
Jackson State (1-6) made just 23 of 68 (33.8 percent) from the field, including 3 of 15 (20 percent) from 3-point range, and was out-rebounded 48-33.
Derrell Taylor, the only Jackson State player to reach double figures, scored 17.
Game Information
Lafayette, LA
Referee:Anthony Jordan
Referee:Byron Evans
Referee:Sean Casey
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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