Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Georgia Southern Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 36 | 74 | |
GASO | 35 | 30 | 65 |
Long lifts Louisiana-Lafayette past Georgia Southern 74-65
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Shawn Long scored 23 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 74-65 win over Georgia Southern on Thursday night.
Long hit 10 of 13 shots and went over 1,200 rebounds (1,213) for his career in getting his 10th double-double of the season and 62nd of his career.
The Ragin' Cajuns (6-8, 2/3 Sun Belt) led 38-35 at the half and pushed the margin to 15 on a Devonta Walker free throw midway through the second half. Mike Hughes made 3 of 4 free throws to put the Eagles (5-10, 1-4) within seven with 1:33 to play, but three different players made a pair of free throws in the last 63 seconds to secure the win.
Tookie Brown led Georgia Southern with 20 points.
The Ragin Cajuns shot 47 percent, going 6 of 21 behind the arc. The Eagles shot 36 percent but was 1 of 14 on 3-point attempts.
Game Information
Statesboro, GA
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Referee:John Hampton
2025-26 Standings
| 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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