UL Monroe Warhawks @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana-Lafayette beats Louisiana-Monroe 72-65 in overtime
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Shawn Long scored a season-high 28 with 17 rebounds and Johnathan Stove had 13 points to help Louisiana-Lafayette slip past Louisiana-Monroe 72-65 in overtime Tuesday night for its seventh-straight win.
Long made a career-high 11 free throws on 16 attempts. He has 15 double-doubles this season and 67 in his career.
The Ragin' Cajuns (12-8, 8-3 Sun Belt) outscored ULM 8-1 in overtime as the Warhawks missed all five of their field-goal attempts after the end of regulation.
Louisiana-Monroe's Majok Deng hit two free throws with 21.8 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 64 and Louisiana-Lafayette's Kasey Shepherd missed a potential winning 3 as time expired.
Louisiana-Lafayette shot just 38 percent overall and made 5 of 21 from 3-point range, but outrebounded the Warhawks 52-30, grabbing as many offensive rebounds (21) as ULM did defensive boards.
Justin Roberson led Louisiana-Monroe with 21 points.
Game Information
Lafayette, LA
Referee:Ray Natili
Referee:Jemel Spearman
Referee:Tommy Morrissey
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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