Georgia State Panthers @ UL Monroe Warhawks
Deng, Roberson lead Louisiana-Monroe past Georgia St., 91-78
MONROE, La. -- Majok Deng scored 22 points and Justin Roberson added 19 as hot-shooting Louisiana-Monroe ended the regular season on a nine-game winning streak, defeating Georgia State 91-78 on Saturday.
Louisiana-Monroe enters next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament as the second seed and has a double bye into the semifinals. Sixth-seeded Georgia State meets the seventh seed on Thursday.
Deng and Roberson were among four players to reach double figures -- DeMondre Harvey scored 17 and Jamaal Samuel 12 -- as the Warhawks made 60 percent of their field goals, 31 of 52, including 8 of 21 3-pointers. Nick Coppola had 11 assists to go with six points and is 10 shy of setting the school's all-time assist mark.
Louisiana-Monroe (19-12, 15-5) ended the first half on a 21-4 run come from behind.
Markus Crider scored 18 points to lead Georgia State (16-13, 9-11), Jeremy Hollowell added 16.
Game Information
Monroe, LA
Referee:Glenn Tuitt
Referee:Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Referee:John Heatly
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun 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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