UL Monroe Warhawks @ Texas State Bobcats
Louisiana-Monroe beats Texas State 76-57
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Justin Roberson had 21 points on Thursday night and Louisiana-Monroe moved into a second-place tie in the Sun Belt Conference with a 76-57 win over Texas State.
Majok Deng added 16 points and Nick Coppola scored 15 for the Warhawks (14-12, 10-5), who went unthreatened after opening to a 24-6 lead with 8:39 left in the first.
Louisiana-Monroe led 39-20 at the half and had its largest lead at 69-43 with 7:01 to play. The Warhawks tied Louisiana-Lafayette in the standings -- three games behind Arkansas-Little Rock (13-2) -- after the Ragin' Cajuns lost 84-83 to UT-Arlington on Thursday night.
Cameron Naylor had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Emani Gant added 14 points and Ethan Montalvo 13 for the Bobcats (10-13, 4-10).
Texas State had an 8-0 run early in the second half that got the Bobcats as close as they would get at 43-28.
Game Information
San Marcos, TX
Referee:Bruce Benedict
Referee:Kerry Sitton
Referee:Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
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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