UT Arlington Mavericks @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Jackson-Young scores 18, UTA defeats La Lafayette 81-65
LAFAYETTE, La. -- TiAndre Jackson-Young hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points off the bench and Jabari Narcis had a double-double to lead Texas-Arlington to an 81-65 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night.
Narcis had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double. Sam Griffin added 14 points for Texas-Arlington (7-12, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference), David Azore 12 points.
Texas-Arlington totaled 50 first-half points, a season best for the team, to lead by nine.
Jalen Johnson had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (7-12, 2-6) and Tirus Smith added 11 points and 11 rebounds. P.J. Hardy had 10 points.
Cedric Russell scored only 6 points despite entering the contest as the Ragin' Cajuns' second leading scorer at 13 points per game. He shot 20 percent from 3-point range (1 of 5).
Texas-Arlington plays Louisiana-Monroe on the road on Saturday. Louisiana-Lafayette plays Texas State at home on Saturday.
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Game Information
Lafayette, LA
Referee:Randy Heimerman
Referee:Nathan Bemis
Referee:Owen Shortt
2025-26 Standings
| United Athletic ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
| 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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